嘻娎

Chinese

		laugh; giggle
simp. and trad. (嘻娎)		嘻	娎

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hi-hiàu / hih-hiauh / hi-hiauh

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-hiàu
    • Tâi-lô: hi-hiàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hi'hiaux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² hiau²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hih-hiauh
    • Tâi-lô: hih-hiauh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hihhiauq
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hi(ʔ)⁵ hiauʔ⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-hiauh
    • Tâi-lô: hi-hiauh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hi'hiauq
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² hiauʔ³²/

Adjective

嘻娎

1. (Southern Min) unserious and frivolous (of a woman's attitude)
2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) fond of acting impetuously; squeamish

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 嘻娎娎
• (unserious and frivolous): (Hokkien) 嘻甩甩