嗜好

Chinese

		addicted to; fond of	good; well; be fond of
trad. (嗜好)		嗜	好
simp. #(嗜好)		嗜	好

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìhào

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si³ hou³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sī-hòⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìhào
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhhào
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-hao⁴
    • Yale: shr̀-hàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhhaw
    • Palladius: шихао (šixao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si³ hou³
    • Yale: si hou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si³ hou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi³ hou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː³³ hou̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-hòⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sī-hònn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sixhvox
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /si⁴¹⁻²² hɔ̃⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /si²²⁻²¹ hɔ̃²¹/

Noun

嗜好

1. special interest; hobby; indulgence; addiction

Usage notes

There is no exact word for 嗜好 in English, but it can in some situations refer to a hobby or interest which people may consider unhealthy. Thus it can carry negative connotations, unlike its neutral near-synonym 愛好／爱好 (àihào).

Synonyms

• 偏嗜 (piānshì)
• 口味 (kǒuwèi) (figurative)
• 喜好 (xǐhào)
• 愛好／爱好 (àihào)
• 癖好 (pǐhào)
• 胃口 (wèikǒu) (figurative)
• 興趣／兴趣 (xìngqù)

 

Verb

嗜好

1. to be specially interested in; to indulge in; to be addicted to

Synonyms

• 喜好 (xǐhào)
• 喜愛／喜爱 (xǐ'ài)
• 喜歡／喜欢
• 心愛／心爱 (xīn'ài)
• 愛好／爱好 (àihào)
• 欣賞／欣赏 (xīnshǎng)
• 歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ) (literary or regional)
• 熱愛／热爱 (rè'ài)
• 熱衷／热衷 (rèzhōng)
• 稀罕 (colloquial, usually in the negative)
• 酷好 (kùhào)
• 酷愛／酷爱 (kù'ài)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嗜	好
し Hyōgaiji	こう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しこー [shìkóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiko̞ː]

Noun

嗜(し)好(こう) • (shikō) 

1. taste; preference

   Synonym: 嗜み

Korean

Hanja in this term
嗜	好

Noun

嗜好 • (giho) (hangeul 기호)

1. Hanja form^? of 기호 (“taste; preference”).