晚上好

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǎnshànghǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁵ soeng⁶ hou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: wǎnshànghǎo → wǎnshanghǎo (toneless variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ → ㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤ˙ ㄏㄠˇ (toneless variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woan.shanqhao
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /u̯a̠n²¹⁴ ʂɑŋ⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: maan⁵ soeng⁶ hou²
    • Yale: máahn seuhng hóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁵ soeng⁶ hou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: man⁵ sêng⁶ hou²
    • IPA ^(key): /mɑːn¹³ sœːŋ²² hou̯³⁵/

Interjection

晚上好

1. good evening

See also

• 晚安 (wǎn'ān)

Usage notes

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