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嬉笑

嬉笑

Chinese

		amusement	laugh; smile
simp. and trad. (嬉笑)		嬉	笑

Verb

嬉笑

to be laughing and playing

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ siu³
Min Nan (POJ): hi-siàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīxiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ siu³
  - Yale: hēi siu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ siu³
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-siàu
  - Tâi-lô: hi-siàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hisiaux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ ɕiaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiaʊ²¹/