好的

Chinese

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		good; well; be fond of	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
trad. (好的)		好	的
simp. #(好的)		好	的

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎo de

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou² dik¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎo de
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎo de̊
    • Wade–Giles: hao³ tê⁵
    • Yale: hǎu de
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hao .de
    • Palladius: хао дэ (xao dɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou² dik¹
    • Yale: hóu dīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou² dik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou² dig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

Interjection

好的

1. okay; all right; no worries

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 好勢／好势

Etymology 2

		good; well; be fond of	possessive particle; genitive
trad. (好的)		好	的
simp. #(好的)		好	的
alternative forms		好其 archaic

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hó--ê

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó--ê
    • Tâi-lô: hó--ê

Noun

好的

1. (Hokkien, literal) a good one
2. (Philippine Hokkien) significant other; sweetheart; soulmate; romantic partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; lover

Synonyms

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• 上好 (Min Nan)
• 伴侶／伴侣 (bànlǚ)
• 匹偶 (pǐ'ǒu) (literary)
• 妃耦 (pèi'ǒu) (literary)
• 對象／对象 (duìxiàng)
• 對頭／对头
• 搭頭的／搭头的 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 相好 (Hokkien)
• 配偶 (pèi'ǒu) (formal)

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: howe

References

• Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “hó--ê”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 99; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 99
• Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “hó-ê-phoāⁿ”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 401; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 401