摩西摩西

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (摩西摩西)		摩	西	摩	西
simp. #(摩西摩西)		摩	西	摩	西

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese もしもし (moshimoshi).

Pronunciation

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mò-si-mo-sí

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mò-si-mo-sí
    • Hakka Romanization System: moˇ xi mo xi`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mo² xi⁴ mo⁴ xi³
    • Sinological IPA: /mo¹¹ si⁵⁵ mo⁵⁵ si³¹/

Interjection

摩西摩西

1. (Taiwanese Hakka) hello (used when answering the telephone)

Usage notes

• The term is used in standard Chinese (pinyin: "móxīmóxī") only to render the Japanese pronunciation of もしもし (moshimoshi)

Synonyms

• 喂 (wéi)