晚上好

Chinese

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		evening; night	good; well; be fond of
trad. (晚上好)		晚上	好
simp. ^#(晚上好)		晚上	好

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǎnshànghǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁵ soeng⁶ hou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǎnshànghǎo → wǎnshanghǎo (toneless variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ → ㄨㄢˇ ˙ㄕㄤㄏㄠˇ (toneless variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǎnshånghǎo
  - Wade–Giles: wan³-shang⁵-hao³
  - Yale: wǎn-shang-hǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woan.shanqhao
  - Palladius: ваньшанхао (vanʹšanxao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /wän²¹⁴ ʂɑŋ⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maan⁵ soeng⁶ hou²
  - Yale: máahn seuhng hóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁵ soeng⁶ hou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: man⁵ sêng⁶ hou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːn¹³ sœːŋ²² hou̯³⁵/

Interjection

晚上好

good evening
女士們，先生們，晚上好！ [MSC, trad.]
女士们，先生们，晚上好！ [MSC, simp.]
Nǚshìmen, xiānshēngmen, wǎnshànghǎo! [Pinyin]
Ladies and gentlemen: good evening!

Usage notes

In Mainland China, 晚上好 (wǎnshànghǎo) is used as a greeting, while 晚安 (wǎn'ān) is used while parting or ending a conversation.

Synonyms

(good evening): (Hokkien) 好暗暝

See also

晚安 (wǎn'ān)

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