好吃

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
simp. and trad. (好吃)		好	吃

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎochī

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou² hek³
• Wu (Wiktionary): hau qiq (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hǎochī
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haochy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎochih
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou² hek³
    • Yale: hóu hek
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou² hek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou² hég³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³⁵ hɛːk̚³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: hau qiq (T2)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔ³³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɪʔ⁴⁴/

Adjective

好吃

1. delicious; delectable; tasty; scrumptious; yummy

   這個菜很好吃。 / 这个菜很好吃。  ―  Zhège cài hěn hǎochī.  ―  This dish is delicious.

Usage notes

In Standard Chinese, 好吃 (hǎochī) must always be used food while 好喝 (hǎohē) should be used for drinks, whereas tasty or delicious would be used for both in English.

Synonyms

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• 可口 (kěkǒu)
• 好味 (Cantonese)
• 好食 (Cantonese, Min, Hakka)

• 有味 (yǒuwèi)
• 美味 (měiwèi)

See also

• (for drinks) 好喝 (hǎohē)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hàochī

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou³ hek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hàochī
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawchy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hàochih
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou³ hek³
    • Yale: hou hek
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou³ hek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou³ hég³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³³ hɛːk̚³/

Adjective

好吃

1. fond of eating; gluttonous

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 好吃

• 喙斗㾀 (Min Nan)
• 嘴饞／嘴馋 (zuǐchán)
• 圖食／图食 (Hakka)
• 好食 (Cantonese, Hakka)
• 枵鬼 (Min Nan)
• 為食／为食 (Cantonese)
• 豺食 (Hakka)

• 貪吃／贪吃 (tānchī)
• 貪嘴／贪嘴 (tānzuǐ)
• 貪食／贪食 (Cantonese, Hakka, Min Nan)
• 貪饞／贪馋 (tānchán)
• 重食 (Min Nan)
• 饞嘴／馋嘴 (chánzuǐ)