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唏唏

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: hi1 hi1
POJ: hi-hi
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

suffix: laughing sound (onomatopoeia)
唏唏

Wiktionary tags this reduplicated onomatopoeia (as in 笑唏唏, a Teochew-attested laughing sound) as a suffix, an unusual part-of-speech classification for what functions more like an adverb or interjection.

Usage: morpheme, onomatopoeic

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