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| Processed by: | richwarm (2026-09-18 21:09:39 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 89594 - submitted by 'braulio' >> i heard it from a native mandarin speaker｡ the characters i got from wiktionary: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%91%A9%E8%A5%BF%E6%91%A9%E8%A5%BF ------------------ Editor: The Wiktionary page says that in standard Chinese 摩西摩西 is used only to render the Japanese pronunciation moshi moshi, rather than treating it as a Mandarin loanword pronounced móxīmóxī. Afaics, that's accurate: 摩西摩西 is used in Chinese text to represent Japanese moshi moshi, and Mandarin speakers may sometimes use the Japanese expression themselves, esp. playfully or under the influence of Japanese study, anime, etc. But that doesn't necessarily make it a Mandarin word -- rather like an English speaker saying bonjour or gracias in an otherwise English conversation -- e.g. "The waiter greeted us with "buongiorno!"" Also, "hello" would be misleading as a definition of Japanese moshi moshi: it's mainly used on the telephone or to attract sb's attention, not as a general greeting (e.g. when being introduced to someone). So I don't think there's sufficient evidence here for a Mandarin entry 摩西摩西. * * * You mention hearing it from a native Mandarin speaker, but without a direct quotation and context it's difficult for us to determine how it was being used. When a proposed entry has no dictionary support, we need more substantial evidence of established Mandarin usage, preferably several quoted examples with sufficient context to evaluate them. Otherwise editors have to do a considerable amount of research just to establish whether the proposed word exists in Mandarin. Please don't submit entries on thin evidence, especially when there is no dictionary support. |
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# 摩西摩西 摩西摩西 [[mo2xi1mo2xi1]] /hello (Japanese loanword)/ |