呵欠
Chinese
expel breath; my goodness; (phonetic particle) | deficient; owe; to lack deficient; owe; to lack; yawn | ||
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simp. and trad. (呵欠) |
呵 | 欠 |
Etymology
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hēqiàn → hēqian (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜ ㄑㄧㄢˋ → ㄏㄜ ˙ㄑㄧㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: heciån
- Wade–Giles: ho1-chʻien5
- Yale: hē-chyan
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: he.chiann
- Palladius: хэцянь (xɛcjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/ → /xɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ho1 him3
- Yale: hō him
- Cantonese Pinyin: ho1 him3
- Guangdong Romanization: ho1 him3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔː⁵⁵ hiːm³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
Noun
呵欠
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 打呵欠 (dǎ hēqiàn)