hí hí
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Definition
- Onomatopoeia / Interjection:
- A soft, suppressed laugh; a chuckle: Represents the sound or action of laughing quietly, often to oneself, with a sense of amusement, satisfaction, or mischief. It conveys a light, contained, and sometimes self-satisfied or secretive laughter.
Usage Examples
- Onomatopoeia / Interjection:
- Nghe xong câu chuyện, cậu ấy chỉ cười "hí hí". (After hearing the story, he just chuckled "hee hee".)
- "Hí hí, mình đã đoán đúng rồi!" ("Hee hee, I guessed it right!")
- Thằng bé giấu món quà sau lưng và cười hí hí. (The boy hid the gift behind his back and chuckled.)
Advanced Usage
- "cười hí hí": to chuckle; to giggle quietly.
- Cô ấy đọc tin nhắn rồi cười hí hí một mình. (She read the message and chuckled to herself.)
- Used to describe laughter that is not loud or boisterous but rather contained, often implying the person is pleased with themselves, finds something privately amusing, or is being playful/sly.
Variants and Related Words
- Hì hì: A variant with a slightly different tone, also representing a soft laugh, often perceived as more bashful, sheepish, or simple-minded.
- Khúc khích: To giggle; represents a series of light, repeated laughs, often shared between people.
- Cười thầm: To laugh inwardly/to oneself.
Synonyms
- Cười khẽ: To laugh softly.
- Cười tủm tỉm: To smile faintly or smirk, often with closed lips.
- Chuckle (English equivalent): A quiet, suppressed laugh.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- Cười hí hí tỏ vẻ đắc chí: To chuckle out of self-satisfaction; to laugh quietly in a smug or triumphant manner.
- Giải được bài toán khó, nó cười hí hí tỏ vẻ đắc chí. (After solving the difficult math problem, he chuckled with self-satisfaction.)
- Cười hí hí trong bụng: To laugh inwardly/to oneself (literally "to laugh 'hee hee' in one's stomach").
- Nghe lời than phiền của anh ta, tôi chỉ biết cười hí hí trong bụng. (Listening to his complaint, I could only chuckle inwardly.)
- Chuckle
- Cười hí hí tỏ vẻ đắc chíTo chuckle out of self-satisfactiona