午安
Chinese
Chinese phrasebook
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| 7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon | content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (午安) | 午 | 安 | |
| simp. #(午安) | 午 | 安 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ng5 on1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ńg-ôn
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ngó͘-an
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wǔ'ān
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔ-an
- Wade–Giles: wu3-an1
- Yale: wǔ-ān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuan
- Palladius: у’ань (u’anʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ng5 on1
- Yale: ńgh ōn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ng5 on1
- Guangdong Romanization: ng5 on1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋ̍¹³ ɔːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-ôn
- Hakka Romanization System: ngˋ onˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ng3 on1
- Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ on²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘-an
- Tâi-lô: ngóo-an
- Phofsit Daibuun: ngofafn
- IPA (Xiamen): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ an³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Interjection
午安
- (formal, uncommon) Greeting used from around midday to afternoon; good 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 | |