好笑

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	laugh; smile
trad. (好笑)		好	笑
simp. ^#(好笑)		好	笑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎoxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hou² siu³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): hó-seu

(Hailu, HRS): ho^ˊ siau^ˇ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hó-chhiò

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǎoxiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǎosiào
  - Wade–Giles: hao³-hsiao⁴
  - Yale: hǎu-syàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haoshiaw
  - Palladius: хаосяо (xaosjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hou² siu³
  - Yale: hóu siu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hou² siu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hou² xiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³⁵ siːu̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hó-seu
  - Hakka Romanization System: ho^ˋ seu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ho³ seu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ho³¹ seu̯⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ho^ˊ siau^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /ho²⁴⁻³³ siau¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó-chhiò
  - Tâi-lô: hó-tshiò
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoychioix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio¹¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰio⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio²¹/

Adjective

好笑

funny; hilarious; amusing
呢隻歌真係好笑。 [Cantonese, trad.]
呢只歌真系好笑。 [Cantonese, simp.]
nei¹ zek³ go¹ zan¹ hai⁶ hou² siu³. [Jyutping]
This song is hilarious.
laughable; ridiculous

Synonyms

(funny):

古味 (Hakka)
古怪 (Hakka)
可笑 (kěxiào)
幽默 (yōumò)
搞笑 (gǎoxiào)
滑稽
詼諧 / 诙谐 (huīxié)
風趣 / 风趣 (fēngqù)

(laughable):

乖謬 / 乖谬 (guāimiù) (literary)
可笑 (kěxiào)
悖謬 / 悖谬 (bèimiù)
荒唐 (huāngtáng)
荒誕 / 荒诞 (huāngdàn)
荒謬 / 荒谬 (huāngmiù)
謬妄 / 谬妄 (miùwàng) (literary)