稀罕

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	rare
trad. (稀罕)		稀	罕
simp. ^#(稀罕)		稀	罕
alternative forms		希罕 obsolete

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīhan, xīhǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ˙ㄏㄢ, ㄒㄧㄏㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ hon²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hi-hán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīhan
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ˙ㄏㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sihån
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-han⁵
  - Yale: syī-han
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shi.han
  - Palladius: сихань (sixanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ xän²/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīhǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄏㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sihǎn
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-han³
  - Yale: syī-hǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shihaan
  - Palladius: сихань (sixanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ xän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ hon²
  - Yale: hēi hón
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ hon²
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ hon²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ hɔːn³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-hán
  - Tâi-lô: hi-hán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hi'harn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² han⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ han⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² han⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ han⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ han⁴¹/

Adjective

稀罕

rare; uncommon; scarce

Synonyms

少有 (shǎoyǒu)
少見／少见 (shǎojiàn)
惡得／恶得 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
新鮮／新鲜 (xīnxiān)
生僻 (shēngpì)
稀有 (xīyǒu)
罕得 (Hokkien)
罕時／罕时 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
罕見／罕见 (hǎnjiàn)
罕覯／罕觏 (hǎngòu)
罕討／罕讨 (Min Nan)
趁討／趁讨 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
難得／难得 (nándé) (usually of an opportunity)

Noun

稀罕

rarity; uncommon event

Verb

稀罕

(colloquial, chiefly in the negative) to like something because it is rare; to value as a rarity; to cherish; to care about
我不稀罕和你做朋友。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Wǒ bù xīhan hé nǐ zuò péngyou. [Pinyin]
I don't care whether or not we can be friends.

Synonyms

喜好 (xǐhào)
喜愛／喜爱 (xǐ'ài)
喜歡／喜欢
嗜好 (shìhào)
心愛／心爱 (xīn'ài)
愛好／爱好 (àihào)
欣賞／欣赏 (xīnshǎng)
歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ) (literary or regional)
熱愛／热爱 (rè'ài)
熱衷／热衷 (rèzhōng)
酷好 (kùhào)
酷愛／酷爱 (kù'ài)

Related terms

稀奇 (xīqí)

Korean

Hanja in this term
稀	罕

Noun

稀罕 • (huihan) (hangeul 희한)

Hanja form^? of 희한 (“rarity”).

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