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2024
摩西摩西
摩西摩西
Chinese
phonetic
simp.
and
trad.
(
摩西摩西
)
摩
西
摩
西
Interjection
摩西摩西
(
Hakka
)
hello
(
used when answering the telephone
)
Synonyms
喂
(
wèi
)
Usage notes
The term is used in standard Chinese (pinyin: "móxīmóxī") only to render the Japanese pronunciation of
もしもし
(
moshimoshi
)
Etymology
Borrowing
from
Japanese
もしもし
(
moshimoshi
)
Pronunciation
Hakka
(
Sixian
,
PFS
)
:
mò-si-mo-sí
Hakka
(
Sixian
, incl.
Miaoli
and
Meinong
)
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
:
mò-si-mo-sí
Hakka Romanization System
:
moˇ xi mo xi`
Hagfa Pinyim
:
mo
2
xi
4
mo
4
xi
3
IPA
:
/mo¹¹ ɕi⁵⁵ mo⁵⁵ ɕi³¹/
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