稀罕

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	rare
trad. (稀罕)		稀	罕
simp. ^#(稀罕)		稀	罕
variant forms		希罕

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīhan, xīhǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ˙ㄏㄢ, ㄒㄧㄏㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ hon²
Min Nan (POJ): hi-hán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīhan
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ˙ㄏㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shi.han
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ xän²/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīhǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄏㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shihaan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ xän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ hon²
  - Yale: hēi hón
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ hon²
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ hon²
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ hɔːn³⁵/
Min Nan
- (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

rare; uncommon; scarce

Synonyms

少有 (shǎoyǒu)
少見／少见 (shǎojiàn)
生僻 (shēngpì)

稀有 (xīyǒu)
罕見／罕见 (hǎnjiàn)
難得／难得 (nándé) (usually of an opportunity)

Noun

稀罕

rarity; uncommon event

Verb

稀罕

(colloquial, usually 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.

Related terms

稀奇 (xīqí)

Korean

Hanja in this term
稀	罕

Noun

稀罕 • (huihan) (hangeul 희한)

Hanja form^? of 희한 (“rarity”).

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