jmdict 2088990 Active (id#2344598)
はいはいはい、はい [sk]
  1. [int] [col]
    • yeah, yeah
    • whatever
    • sure
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1010080 はい 2. understood; I see; OK; okay
    • ⇐ see: 2863162 ういうい 1. yeah, yeah; sure, sure
  2. [int] [col]
    • yes
    • sure
    • gotcha
    Cross references:
    • ⇐ see: 2863162 ういうい 2. yes; sure; gotcha
  3. [int]
    《on phone, as a reply to もしもし》
    • hello
  4. [int]
    《said to a horse》
    • giddy-up
    • gee-up
    • giddap
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1010080 はい 3. present; here
History:
    • A 2025-07-23 00:16:47 Jim Breen (id#2344598)
    • Comments
      Quite a few entries with commas in the Japanese.
    • A* 2025-07-22 12:51:25 (id#2344566)
    • Diff
      @@ -5,0 +6,4 @@
      +</r_ele>
      +<r_ele>
      +<reb>はい、はい</reb>
      +<re_inf>&sk;</re_inf>
    • A 2018-11-09 22:15:29 Jim Breen
    • A* 2018-11-07 15:20:53 Marcus Richert
    • Comments
      Splitting out へいへい. based on daij, they only seem to share one sense (colloquial "yes" e.g. new sense 2)
    • Refs
      daijr "気持ちよく承諾する場合にも、しぶしぶ承諾する場合にも用いる。 "
    • Diff
      @@ -7,3 +6,0 @@
      -<r_ele>
      -<reb>へいへい</reb>
      -</r_ele>
      @@ -14 +10,0 @@
      -<s_inf>used for casual, half-hearted, or insincere agreement</s_inf>
      @@ -15,0 +12 @@
      +<gloss>whatever</gloss>
      @@ -20 +17,4 @@
      -<gloss>hey!</gloss>
      +<misc>&col;</misc>
      +<gloss>yes</gloss>
      +<gloss>sure</gloss>
      +<gloss>gotcha</gloss>
      @@ -23 +22,0 @@
      -<stagr>はいはい</stagr>
      @@ -29 +27,0 @@
      -<stagr>はいはい</stagr>
    • A 2018-02-25 04:53:12 Marcus Richert
    • Diff
      @@ -14 +14,2 @@
      -<gloss>yeah, yeah (used for casual, half-hearted, or insincere agreement)</gloss>
      +<s_inf>used for casual, half-hearted, or insincere agreement</s_inf>
      +<gloss>yeah, yeah</gloss>
      @@ -24 +25,2 @@
      -<gloss>hello (on phone, replying to "moshimoshi")</gloss>
      +<s_inf>on phone, as a reply to もしもし</s_inf>
      +<gloss>hello</gloss>
      @@ -30 +32,2 @@
      -<gloss>giddy-up (to a horse)</gloss>
      +<s_inf>said to a horse</s_inf>
      +<gloss>giddy-up</gloss>
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