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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǎnshànghǎo → wǎnshanghǎo (toneless variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ → ㄨㄢˇ ˙ㄕㄤ ㄏㄠˇ (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

1. 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)