欷欷歔歔

Chinese

		to sob	to sob	to snort	to snort
trad. (欷欷歔歔)		欷	欷	歔	歔
simp. #(欷欷歔歔)		欷	欷	歔	歔
alternative forms		唏唏噓噓／唏唏嘘嘘 hee hee hur hur he he hur hur

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hi⁴ hi¹ hoe⁴ hoe⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hi⁴ hi¹ hoe⁴ hoe⁴
    • Yale: hìh hī hèuh hèuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hi⁴ hi¹ hoe⁴ hoe⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hi⁴ hi¹ hê⁴ hê⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiː²¹ hiː⁵⁵ hœː²¹ hœː²¹/

Verb

欷欷歔歔

1. to be out of breath; to breath quickly