好事

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (好事)		好	事
simp. #(好事)		好	事
alternative forms		好代 (hó-tāi) Min Nan

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎoshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou² si⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hó-sṳ
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hó-sū / hó-sīr

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎoshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎoshìh
    • Wade–Giles: hao³-shih⁴
    • Yale: hǎu-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haoshyh
    • Palladius: хаоши (xaoši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎoshìr
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎoshìhr
    • Wade–Giles: hao³-shih⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: hǎu-shìr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haoshell
    • Palladius: хаошир (xaošir)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou² si⁶
    • Yale: hóu sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou² si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou² xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³⁵ siː²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hó-sṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: ho` sii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ho³ si⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ho³¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó-sū
    • Tâi-lô: hó-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoysu
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó-sīr
    • Tâi-lô: hó-sīr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ⁴¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 好事

1. good thing

   這不是好事嗎？／这不是好事吗？  ―  Zhè bùshì hǎoshì ma?  ―  Isn't this a good thing?

2. happy event; joyous occasion (e.g. a wedding, marriage, etc.)
3. good deed; charitable act
4. Buddhist ceremony
5. (colloquial, sarcastic) bad thing

   看你做的好事！  ―  Kàn nǐ zuò de hǎoshì!  ―  Look at what you've done!

Synonyms

• (good deed): 善事 (shànshì), 善行 (shànxíng)

Antonyms

• (good thing): 壞事／坏事 (huàishì)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hàoshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou³ si⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hòⁿ-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hàoshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hàoshìh
    • Wade–Giles: hao⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: hàu-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawshyh
    • Palladius: хаоши (xaoši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hàoshìr
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄕˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hàoshìhr
    • Wade–Giles: hao⁴-shih⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: hàu-shìr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawshell
    • Palladius: хаошир (xaošir)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou³ si⁶
    • Yale: hou sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou³ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou³ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³³ siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hòⁿ-sū
    • Tâi-lô: hònn-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hvorsu
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ̃²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔ̃¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ su²²/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 好事

1. meddlesome; officious

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
好	事
こう Grade: 4	じ Grade: 3

Noun

好(こう)事(じ) • (kōji) 

1. an auspicious event
2. a good thing; good news