稀罕

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	rare
trad. (稀罕)		稀	罕
simp. #(稀罕)		稀	罕
alternative forms		希罕 obsolete

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīhan, xīhǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ˙ㄏㄢ, ㄒㄧ ㄏㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ hon²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hi-hán

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīhan
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ˙ㄏㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sihån
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-han⁵
    • Yale: syī-han
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shi.han
    • Palladius: сихань (sixanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ xän²/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīhǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄏㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sihǎn
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-han³
    • Yale: syī-hǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shihaan
    • Palladius: сихань (sixanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ xän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei¹ hon²
    • Yale: hēi hón
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ hon²
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ hon²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ hɔːn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-hán
    • Tâi-lô: hi-hán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hi'harn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² han⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ han⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² han⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ han⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ han⁴¹/

Adjective

稀罕

1. rare; uncommon; scarce

Synonyms

• 少有 (shǎoyǒu)
• 少見／少见 (shǎojiàn)
• 惡得／恶得 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 新鮮／新鲜 (xīnxiān)
• 生僻 (shēngpì)
• 稀有 (xīyǒu)
• 罕得 (Hokkien)
• 罕時／罕时 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 罕見／罕见 (hǎnjiàn)
• 罕覯／罕觏 (hǎngòu)
• 罕討／罕讨 (Min Nan)
• 趁討／趁讨 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 難得／难得 (nándé) (usually of an opportunity)

 

Noun

稀罕

1. rarity; uncommon event

Verb

稀罕

1. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) to like something because it is rare; to value as a rarity; to cherish; to care about

   我不稀罕和你做朋友。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Wǒ bù xīhan hé nǐ zuò péngyou. [Pinyin]

   I don't care whether or not we can be friends.

Synonyms

• 喜好 (xǐhào)
• 喜愛／喜爱 (xǐ'ài)
• 喜歡／喜欢
• 嗜好 (shìhào)
• 心愛／心爱 (xīn'ài)
• 愛好／爱好 (àihào)
• 欣賞／欣赏 (xīnshǎng)
• 歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ) (literary or regional)
• 熱愛／热爱 (rè'ài)
• 熱衷／热衷 (rèzhōng)
• 酷好 (kùhào)
• 酷愛／酷爱 (kù'ài)

 

Related terms

• 稀奇 (xīqí)

Korean

Hanja in this term
稀	罕

Noun

稀罕 • (huihan) (hangeul 희한)

1. Hanja form^? of 희한 (“rarity”).