好意思

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	meaning; significance; interest meaning; significance; interest; fun
trad. (好意思)		好	意思
simp. ^#(好意思)		好	意思

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎoyìsi, hǎoyìsī

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ, ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hou² ji³ si¹ / hou² ji³ si³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǎoyìsi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǎoyìsi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: hao³-i⁴-ssŭ⁵
  - Yale: hǎu-yì-sz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haoyih.sy
  - Palladius: хаоисы (xaoisy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ sz̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese, stressed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǎoyìsī
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǎoyìsih
  - Wade–Giles: hao³-i⁴-ssŭ¹
  - Yale: hǎu-yì-sz̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haoyihsy
  - Palladius: хаоисы (xaoisy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hou² ji³ si¹ / hou² ji³ si³
  - Yale: hóu yi sī / hóu yi si
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hou² ji³ si¹ / hou² ji³ si³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hou² yi³ xi¹ / hou² yi³ xi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/, /hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/

Verb

好意思

to feel no shame; to have the nerve

Antonyms

不好意思 (bùhǎoyìsi)
唔好意思