호호

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoho
McCune–Reischauer?hoho
Yale Romanization?hoho

Interjection

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호호 (hoho)

  1. (onomatopoeia) teehee, hoho, haw-haw
    호호 웃다hoho utdasmiling and laughing
  2. (expressing surprise or shock) whoa!; wow!; huh!
Usage notes
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  • Typically applied only to women.
Derived terms
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Ideophone

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 후후 (huhu)
Yang-form 호호 (hoho)

호호 (hoho)

  1. puffing, blowing, huffing
    입김 호호 불다eon son-e ipgim-eul hoho buldablowing on one's frozen hands
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 戶戶.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)βo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoho
McCune–Reischauer?hoho
Yale Romanization?hōho

Noun

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호호 (hoho) (hanja 戶戶)

  1. every household/family, each house

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 浩浩.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)βo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoho
McCune–Reischauer?hoho
Yale Romanization?hōho

Root

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호호 (hoho) (hanja 浩浩)

  1. Root of 호호(浩浩)하다 (hohohada). Rarely used alone.
Derived terms
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Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from 皓皓.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoho
McCune–Reischauer?hoho
Yale Romanization?hoho

Root

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호호 (hoho) (hanja 皓皓)

  1. Root of 호호(皓皓)하다 (hohohada). Rarely used alone.
Derived terms
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Etymology 5

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Sino-Korean word from 呼號 (to wail, cry out in distress).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoho
McCune–Reischauer?hoho
Yale Romanization?hoho

Noun

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호호 (hoho) (hanja 呼號)

  1. crying loudly
  2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
Derived terms
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