「好」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: hou2
Part of Speech: adjective
Explanation:
  • good; fine
    (Cant.) jat1bun2hou2syu1
    (Eng.) a good book
    (Cant.) jat1baan1hou2pang4jau5
    (Eng.) good friends
    (Cant.) hou2jan4hou2si6
    (Eng.) good people and good deeds
    (Cant.) nei5hang2gam2zou6zau6zeoi3hou2
    (Eng.) It would be best if you could agree to do this.
    (Cant.) ngo5ngaam1ngaam1sau1dou2hou2siu1sik1
    (Eng.) I've just received some good news.

  • kind; friendly
    (Cant.) keoi5fan6jan4zan1hai6hou2
    (Eng.) He is such a nice person.

  • to get well; to recover from illness
    (Cant.) hei1mong6nei5faai3di1hou2faan1laa1
    (Eng.) I hope you will get well soon.
    (Cant.) ngo5beng6zo2gei2jat6di1kat1zung6mei6hou2
    (Eng.) I've been sick for several days, and the coughing still hasn't stopped.

  • placed before a verb to indicate that an action is easy, convenient, suitable or pleasant under certain circumstances; easy to; good for; suitable for; pleasant to
    (Cant.) tiu4jau2ging6hou2aak1jan4dei6gong2mat1keoi5dou1seon3
    (Eng.) This guy's really gullible (literally: easy to deceive). He believes whatever he's told.
    (Cant.) zoeng1san1so1faa2gei2hou2co5wo3
    (Eng.) The new sofa is quite comfortable (literally: nice to sit on).
    (Cant.) ni1bou6din6waa2di1zai3daai6daai6nap1hou2hou2gam6
    (Eng.) This phone has jumbo-sized keys that feel good on the fingers (literally: easy/nice to press).

  • placed after a verb to indicate the proper completion of an action
    (Cant.) gei3dak1zip3hou2toi2min2di1saam1aa3
    (Eng.) Remember to fold the clothes on the table (well).
    (Cant.) nei5nam2hou2sik6me1mei6aa3
    (Eng.) Have you decided what to eat?
    (Cant.) ngo5giu3nei5zou6di1je5zou6hou2mei6aa3
    (Eng.) Have you finished the things I told you to do yet?

  • (exclamative or emphatic) what; such; quite; similar to "相當", used before "the numeral + classifier + noun (phrase)"
    (Cant.) hou2jat1bou6fan6jan4
    (Eng.) quite a number of people
    (Cant.) ngo5dei6hou2jat1dyun6jat6zi2mou5gin3laa3
    (Eng.) We haven't seen each other for quite a while.
    (Cant.) keoi5cim4zo2hou2jat1paai4seoi2
    (Eng.) He's been out of sight for so long.
    (Cant.) zung1gaan1jau5hou2jat1daai6dyun6si4gaan3cyun4coeng4ging6zing6
    (Eng.) There was quite a long stretch in the middle when the whole audience went dead quiet.
    (Cant.) hou2jat1go3lei5juk1hou2jat1sau2jyu4mei4jan4
    (Eng.) Li Yu, such a great poet! "Beauty Yu", what a verse!

Antonym(s): Antonym(s):
See also: 細小 細緻 精緻 算數 精細 恩情 愛心 好人 友誼賽 好相與 warm 投機 乜料 甚麼 如此 那麼 這麼 相當
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「好」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: hou2
Part of Speech: adverb
Explanation:
  • an adjective marker inserted before the main adjective in a clause, which does not carry any special meaning
    (Cant.) ni1gaan1uk1hou2sai3aa3
    (Eng.) This house is small.
    (Cant.) nei5hou2leng3neoi2
    (Eng.) You are beautiful.

  • very; quite; so
    (Cant.) ni1go3jan2hou2faan4
    (Eng.) This guy is very troublesome.

Synonym: Synonym: 極之 極度 非常 鬼咁
See also: 非常 好q 鬼咁 真是 ok 蠻 於是 唔知
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「好」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: hou2
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
  • sure; a way to show acknowledgement or acceptance of what another person says

  • enough; OK
    (Cant.) hou2dak1gau3laak3
    (Eng.) OK! Fine! Enough!
    (Cant.) sung3dou3nei1dou6hou2laa3
    (Eng.) That’s far enough. (You don’t have to walk me any further.)
    (Cant.) hou2laa3wo3
    (Eng.) That's enough!

  • used after a personal pronoun as a greeting
    (Cant.) 你好nei5 hou2
    (Eng.) hello; hi
    (Cant.) daai6gaa1hou2
    (Eng.) hi everyone
    (Cant.) gok3wai2ting3zung3nei5dei6hou2
    (Eng.) Hello audience!

See also: 梗係 必中 一定 足夠 足 夠 足以 夠 冇研究 ok 還好
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「好」

Entry #4
Pronunciation: hou2
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
should (as soon as possible)
(Cant.) 唔好m4 hou2
(Eng.) don't
(Cant.) je6laa3nei5hou2zau2laa3
(Eng.) It's late. You should go now.
(Cant.) zung6jau5sap6jat6zau6haau2si5nei5dei6hou2faai3di1wan1syu1laa3
(Eng.) There're only ten days left before the exam. You should start doing your revision as soon as possible!
(Cant.) jau5mat1gam3hou2cou4jau5mat1gam3hou2aau3ne1
(Eng.) What's the point of arguing about this?
(Cant.) nei5zung6hou2gong2
(Eng.) What a cheek! [literally: (why do you think) you should still say?]
See also: 應該
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「好」

Entry #5
Pronunciation: hou3
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
to like; to be fond of; to be interested in
(Cant.) nei5hou3m4hou3cau3dau6fu6gaa3
(Eng.) Do you like strong-smelling preserved bean curd?
(Cant.) nei5hou3m4hou3paang5kau4gaa3
(Eng.) Do you like baseball?
(Cant.) gu2m4dou2nei5hou3ni1mei2je5
(Eng.) I'm surprised that you're interested in such things.
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