晚上好
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Chinese
Chinese phrasebook
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| evening; night | good; well; be fond of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (晚上好) | 晚上 | 好 | |
| simp. #(晚上好) | 晚上 | 好 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ → ㄨㄢˇ ˙ㄕㄤ ㄏㄠˇ (toneless variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǎnshånghǎo
- Wade–Giles: wan3-shang5-hao3
- Yale: wǎn-shang-hǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woan.shanqhao
- Palladius: ваньшанхао (vanʹšanxao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /wän²¹⁴ ʂɑŋ⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maan5 soeng6 hou2
- Yale: máahn seuhng hóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: maan5 soeng6 hou2
- Guangdong Romanization: man5 sêng6 hou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːn¹³ sœːŋ²² hou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Interjection
晚上好
Usage notes
In Mainland China, 晚上好 (wǎnshànghǎo) is used as a greeting, while 晚安 (wǎn'ān) is used while parting or ending a conversation.
Synonyms
- (good evening): (Hokkien) 好暗暝
See also
- 晚安 (wǎn'ān)