也好
Chinese
| also; too | good; well; be fond of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (也好) | 也 | 好 | |
| simp. #(也好) | 也 | 好 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yěhǎo [Phonetic: yéhǎo]
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yěhǎo
- Wade–Giles: yeh3-hao3
- Yale: yě-hǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeehao
- Palladius: ехао (jexao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jaa5 hou2
- Yale: yáh hóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: jaa5 hou2
- Guangdong Romanization: ya5 hou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jaː¹³ hou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iā-hó
- Tâi-lô: iā-hó
- Phofsit Daibuun: iaxhoir
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /ia³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Particle
也好
- may as well; it may not be a bad idea (expressing hesitant acceptance)
- no matter whether; whether it be (in the sentence structure X也好，Y也好)
Verb
也好
- to be easy to; to be convenient for