嘻哈

Chinese

		laugh; giggle	onomatopoeic representation of laughter
simp. and trad. (嘻哈)		嘻	哈

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English hip hop. Both 嘻 (xī) and 哈 (hā) are interjections of grief or surprise; compare 嘻嘻哈哈 (xīxīhāhā).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīhā

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄏㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ haa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīhā
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄏㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiha
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ xä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ haa¹
  - Yale: hēi hā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ haa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ ha¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ häː⁵⁵/

Noun

嘻哈

(music) hip-hop
嘻哈音樂 / 嘻哈音乐 ― xīhā yīnyuè ― hip-hop music

嘻哈歌手 ― xīhā gēshǒu ― hip-hop singer

See also

饒舌／饶舌 (ráoshé)

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