ハイ

See also: バイ, パイ, and Appendix:Variations of "pai"

Japanese

Etymology

From ハイボール (haibōru), from English highball.

Noun

ハイ or はい • (hai) 

1. (combining form) a shōchū-based highball

Usage notes

Derived terms depend on what it is mixed with. Sometimes romanized as -hi – see Chūhai on Wikipedia.

Derived terms

• 酎(ちゅう)ハイ (chūhai), チューハイ (chūhai, “shochū highball”)
• ウーロンハイ (ūronhai, “oolong tea highball”)