摩西摩西

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (摩西摩西)		摩	西	摩	西

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese もしもし (moshimoshi).

Pronunciation

Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mò-si-mo-sí

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mò-si-mo-sí
  - Hakka Romanization System: moˇ xi mo xi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mo² xi⁴ mo⁴ xi³
  - IPA: /mo¹¹ ɕi⁵⁵ mo⁵⁵ ɕi³¹/

Interjection

摩西摩西

(Taiwanese Hakka) hello (used when answering the telephone)

Usage notes

The term is used in standard Chinese (pinyin: "móxīmóxī") only to render the Japanese pronunciation of もしもし (moshimoshi)

Synonyms

喂 (wéi)

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