下午好
Chinese
| afternoon; p.m. | good; well; be fond of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (下午好) | 下午 | 好 | |
| simp. #(下午好) | 下午 | 好 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiàwǔhǎo [Phonetic: xiàwúhǎo]
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ ㄏㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siàwǔhǎo
- Wade–Giles: hsia4-wu3-hao3
- Yale: syà-wǔ-hǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahwuuhao
- Palladius: сяухао (sjauxao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haa6 ng5 hou2
- Yale: hah ńgh hóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: haa6 ng5 hou2
- Guangdong Romanization: ha6 ng5 hou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /haː²² ŋ̍¹³ hou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Interjection
下午好
- good afternoon (greeting said in the afternoon)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 午安 (“good afternoon”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 午安 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 午安, 下午好 |
| Taiwan | 午安 | |
| Malaysia | 午安 | |
| Singapore | 午安 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 午安 |
| Hong Kong | 午安 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 食晝無 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 午安 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 午安 | |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 好暗晡, 好下晡 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 日晝好 |
| Xianyou | 日晝好 | |