hỉ
Pronunciation
Northern
/hḭ˧˩˧/
Central
/hi˧˩˨/
Southern
/hi˨˩˦/
Listen
to blow one's nose
Verb
to blow one's nose
4 senses
Meaning
4 senses
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Meaning
4 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
to blow one's nose
Classifiers & Particles
To blow one's nose means to expel air and mucus through the nostrils into a tissue to clear the nasal passages.
vi Em bé đang hỉ mũi vào khăn giấy.
en The baby is blowing his nose into a tissue.
Noun
Sense 2
Noun
joy
A happy event or joy refers to a celebration or an occasion that brings happiness and positive feelings to people.
vi Gia đình họ sắp có tin hỉ.
en Their family is about to have a happy event.
Particle
Sense 3
Particle
is that so?
This particle is used at the end of a sentence in a friendly way to clarify or confirm what someone is wondering.
vi Anh cũng thích đi chơi hỉ?
en You also like to go out, is that so?
Sense 4
Particle
right?
This particle is added to the end of a statement to turn it into a tag question, seeking agreement or confirmation.
vi Bánh này ngon quá hỉ?
en This cake is very delicious, right?
Parts
喜
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Parts
喜
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
喜
Candidates by syllable
hỉ
喜（矣）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
hí / hỉ xả / hỉ mũi
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Similar
hí / hỉ xả / hỉ mũi
Use
hoan hỉ / song hỉ / hỉ nộ ái ố / cung hỉ phát tài …
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Use
hoan hỉ / song hỉ / hỉ nộ ái ố / cung hỉ phát tài …