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hea

Pronunciation: /hɛː³³/

“hea” is a Chinese word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to kill time; to hang around
  2. to do something without putting much care or effort into it
  3. to go through the motions; to give a carefree response; to beat around the bush; to treat someone lightly
  4. to place things casually; to disperse (with an outward motion)

adjective

  1. slack; casual; perfunctory; without or with little care or effort
  2. slack; undemanding; with little workload

adverb

  1. without or with little care or effort; perfunctorily; indifferently; negligently

Etymology

Lau (2014) suggests influence from a northern Sunwui dialect, where /pʰ/ in pea is reduced to /h/.

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