好好先生
Chinese
| good; well; be fond of | good; well; be fond of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (好好先生) | 好 | 好 | 先生 | |
| simp. #(好好先生) | 好 | 好 | 先生 | |
Etymology
Literally, "Mister Yes-Yes."
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): hǎohǎo xiānsheng, hǎohǎo xiānshēng
- (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ, ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hou2 hou2 sin1 saang1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hǎohǎo xiānsheng [Phonetic: háohǎoxiānsheng]
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǎohǎo sianshe̊ng
- Wade–Giles: hao3-hao3 hsien1-shêng5
- Yale: hǎu-hǎu syān-sheng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haohao shian.sheng
- Palladius: хаохао сяньшэн (xaoxao sjanʹšɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hǎohǎo xiānshēng [Phonetic: háohǎoxiānshēng]
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǎohǎo siansheng
- Wade–Giles: hao3-hao3 hsien1-shêng1
- Yale: hǎu-hǎu syān-shēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haohao shiansheng
- Palladius: хаохао сяньшэн (xaoxao sjanʹšɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hou2 hou2 sin1 saang1
- Yale: hóu hóu sīn sāang
- Cantonese Pinyin: hou2 hou2 sin1 saang1
- Guangdong Romanization: hou2 hou2 xin1 sang1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hou̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵ siːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
好好先生
- (colloquial) yes man