「好」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: hou2
Part of Speech: adjective
Explanation:
  • good; fine
    (Cant.) 一jat1本bun2好hou2書syu1
    (Eng.) a good book
    (Cant.) 一jat1班baan1好hou2朋pang4友jau5
    (Eng.) good friends
    (Cant.) 好hou2人jan4好hou2事si6
    (Eng.) good people and good deeds
    (Cant.) 你nei5肯hang2噉gam2做zou6就zau6最zeoi3好hou2!
    (Eng.) It would be best if you could agree to do this.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5啱ngaam1啱ngaam1收sau1到dou2好hou2消siu1息sik1。
    (Eng.) I've just received some good news.

  • kind; friendly
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5份fan6人jan4真zan1係hai6好hou2!
    (Eng.) He is such a nice person.

  • to get well; to recover from illness
    (Cant.) 希hei1望mong6你nei5快faai3啲di1好hou2返faan1啦laa1。
    (Eng.) I hope you will get well soon.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5病beng6咗zo2幾gei2日jat6,啲di1咳kat1仲zung6未mei6好hou2。
    (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.) 條tiu4友jau2勁ging6好hou2呃aak1,人jan4哋dei6講gong2乜mat1佢keoi5都dou1信seon3。
    (Eng.) This guy's really gullible (literally: easy to deceive). He believes whatever he's told.
    (Cant.) 張zoeng1新san1梳so1化faa2幾gei2好hou2坐co5喎wo3!
    (Eng.) The new sofa is quite comfortable (literally: nice to sit on).
    (Cant.) 呢ni1部bou6電din6話waa2啲di1掣zai3大daai6大daai6粒nap1,好hou2好hou2撳gam6。
    (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.) 記gei3得dak1摺zip3好hou2枱toi2面min2啲di1衫saam1啊aa3。
    (Eng.) Remember to fold the clothes on the table (well).
    (Cant.) 你nei5諗nam2好hou2食sik6咩me1未mei6呀aa3?
    (Eng.) Have you decided what to eat?
    (Cant.) 我ngo5叫giu3你nei5做zou6啲di1嘢je5做zou6好hou2未mei6啊aa3?
    (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 一 + classifier + noun (phrase)"
    (Cant.) 好hou2一jat1部bou6份fan6人jan4
    (Eng.) quite a number of people
    (Cant.) 我ngo5哋dei6好hou2一jat1段dyun6日jat6子zi2冇mou5見gin3喇laa3。
    (Eng.) We haven't seen each other for quite a while.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5潛cim4咗zo2好hou2一jat1排paai4水seoi2。
    (Eng.) He's been out of sight for so long.
    (Cant.) 中zung1間gaan1有jau5好hou2一jat1大daai6段dyun6時si4間gaan3全cyun4場coeng4勁ging6靜zing6。
    (Eng.) There was quite a long stretch in the middle when the whole audience went dead quiet.
    (Cant.) 好hou2一jat1個go3李lei5煜juk1!好hou2一jat1首sau2〈虞jyu4美mei4人jan4〉!
    (Eng.) Li Yu, such a great poet! "Beauty Yu", what a verse!

Antonym(s): Antonym(s): 壞 衰
See also: 細小 精細 細緻 精緻 優美 和藹 宅心仁厚 友善 種 分類 友誼賽 投機 友好 病好
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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.) 呢ni1間gaan1屋uk1好hou2細sai3呀aa3。
    (Eng.) This house is small.
    (Cant.) 你nei5好hou2靚leng3女neoi2。
    (Eng.) You are beautiful.

  • very; quite; so
    (Cant.) 呢ni1個go3人jan2好hou2煩faan4!
    (Eng.) This guy is very troublesome.

Synonym: Synonym: 極之 極度 非常 鬼咁
See also: 很 鬼咁 極之 非常 死 實在 挺 相當 幾鬼 好鬼 於是 那麼 那麼 這麼 如此
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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.) 好hou2!得dak1!夠gau3嘞laak3!
    (Eng.) OK! Fine! Enough!
    (Cant.) 送sung3到dou3呢nei1度dou6好hou2喇laa3。
    (Eng.) That’s far enough. (You don’t have to walk me any further.)
    (Cant.) 好hou2喇laa3喎wo3!
    (Eng.) That's enough!

  • used after a personal pronoun as a greeting
    (Cant.) 你好nei5 hou2
    (Eng.) hello; hi
    (Cant.) 大daai6家gaa1好hou2
    (Eng.) hi everyone
    (Cant.) 各gok3位wai2聽ting3眾zung3,你nei5哋dei6好hou2!
    (Eng.) Hello audience!

See also: 梗係 必中 sure 夠 足以 夠 足 冇研究 好啦 得 得掂
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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.) 夜je6喇laa3,你nei5好hou2走zau2喇laa3。
(Eng.) It's late. You should go now.
(Cant.) 仲zung6有jau5十sap6日jat6就zau6考haau2試si5,你nei5哋dei6好hou2快faai3啲di1温wan1書syu1喇laa3!
(Eng.) There're only ten days left before the exam. You should start doing your revision as soon as possible!
(Cant.) 有jau5乜mat1咁gam3好hou2嘈cou4?有jau5乜mat1咁gam3好hou2拗aau3呢ne1?
(Eng.) What's the point of arguing about this?
(Cant.) 你nei5仲zung6好hou2講gong2?!
(Eng.) What a cheek! [literally: (why do you think) you should still say?]
See also: 該 應該 要 當
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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.) 你nei5好hou3唔m4好hou3臭cau3豆dau6腐fu6㗎gaa3?
(Eng.) Do you like strong-smelling preserved bean curd?
(Cant.) 你nei5好hou3唔m4好hou3棒paang5球kau4㗎gaa3?
(Eng.) Do you like baseball?
(Cant.) 估gu2唔m4到dou2你nei5好hou3呢ni1味mei2嘢je5。
(Eng.) I'm surprised that you're interested in such things.
See also: 歡喜 喜歡 喜 鍾意 喜愛
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