heave-ho; chant during labor
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesinterjection
heave-ho; rhythmic chant during strenuous group labor
informalAn onomatopoeic chant used to coordinate effort and maintain rhythm during heavy lifting or pulling, often in a group. It's a traditional labor chant, not a common spoken word.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
yī一
biān边
hǎn喊
zhe着
'
hēng哼
yō唷
，
hēng哼
yō唷
'
，
yī一
biān边
bǎ把
jù巨
dà大
de的
mù木
tou头
tái抬
qǐ起
lái来
。
The workers chanted 'heave-ho, heave-ho' as they lifted the huge log.
Hēng哼
yō唷
！
Dà大
jiā家
yī一
qǐ起
shǐ使
jìn劲
！
Heave-ho! Everybody push together!
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Tā他
men们
hēng哼
yō唷
hēng哼
yō唷
de地
tuō拖
zhe着
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
yú渔
chuán船
。
They chanted 'heave-ho' as they hauled the heavy fishing boat.
Zhè这
shǒu首
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
mín民
gē歌
mó模
fǎng仿
le了
hēng哼
yō唷
de的
jié节
zòu奏
。
This old folk song imitates the rhythm of the labor chant.