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哼儿哈儿

hēng r hā rdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to hem and haw (loanword)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5241e2fae6588c5d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

哼兒哈兒 哼儿哈儿 [heng1 r5 ha1 r5] /to hem and haw (loanword)/

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Other forms in these source records: 哼兒哈兒

  • 哼
    hēng

    to groan / to snort / to hum / to croon / humph!

    hng

    interjection expressing dissatisfaction or suspicion

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

  • 哈
    hā

    (interj.) ha! / (onom. for laughter) / (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore / (bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇[hā shì qí])

    hǎ

    a Pekinese; a pug / (dialect) to scold

    Hā

    abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦|哈萨克斯坦[Hā sà kè sī tǎn], Kazakhstan / abbr. for 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Hā ěr bīn], Harbin

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.