おいおい

Japanese

Etymology 1

Reduplication of おい.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) お​いおい [óꜜìòì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [o̞io̞i]

Interjection

おいおい • (oioi) ^{←おいおい (oioi)?}

1. hey (used to get attention)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
追い追い 追々 追追

Reduplication of 追い.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おいおい [òíóí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞io̞i]

Adverb

おいおい • (oioi) ^{←おひおひ (ofiofi)?}

1. bit by bit, gradually
   • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan‎^[1]:

     追(おい)々(おい)ゆるりと話(はな)すつもりだが、

     oioi yururi to hanasu tsumori da ga,

     and saying that he would acquaint me particularly with the school by-and-by,

2. after a while, in time