呵呵
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (呵呵) |
呵 | 呵 | |
| alternative forms | ㄏㄏ slang | ||
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Compare English haha. Partly replaced by modern 哈哈 (hāhā) due to sound shift 呵 (MC hɑ) > 呵 (hē).
Pronunciation
Interjection
呵呵
- (onomatopoeia) sound of laughter
- 近作小詞，雖無柳七郎風味，亦自是一家。呵呵！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. late 11th century, Su Shi (蘇軾), Letter to Xianyu Zijun (《與鮮于子駿》)
- Jìn zuò xiǎocí, suīwú Liǔ Qīláng fēngwèi, yì zìshì yījiā. Hēhē! [Pinyin]
- Recently I wrote some little ci poems. Though hardly comparable to Mister Liu's style, they're in my own character. Haha!
近作小词，虽无柳七郎风味，亦自是一家。呵呵！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (onomatopoeia, ironic) sound of derisive or perfunctory laughter
Suffix
呵呵
- an expressive suffix for adjectives
Derived terms
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 呵 | 呵 |
| か Hyōgaiji |
か Hyōgaiji |
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 呵々 |
Etymology
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 呵呵 (MC hɑ hɑ).
First cited to a text from roughly 900 CE.[1]
Derived terms
- 呵呵然 (kakazen, “laughing”, adjective)
- 呵呵大笑 (kaka taishō, “a belly laugh, a guffaw”, noun)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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