hỉ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hi"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Combining form

hỉ

  1. only used in hủ hỉ

Verb

hỉ • (矣, 喜)

  1. to blow (one's nose)
    hỉ mũi ― to blow the nose
    Synonyms: xì, xỉ
Derived terms
  • hỉ mũi chưa sạch

Etymology 2

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 喜.

    Noun

    hỉ • (喜)

    1. happy event; joy; celebration
      việc hỉ ― wedding (literally, “event of joy”)

    Etymology 3

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Particle

    hỉ

    1. (dialectal) Used to clarify what one is wondering in a friendly way: oh really?; is that so?
      Synonym: hả
    2. Used to create a tag question: isn't it?; huh?
      Synonym: nhỉ

    Further reading

    • “hỉ”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation.
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