晚上好

晚上好

Chinese

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		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)⁺
    • 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): /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

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

Synonyms

• (good evening): (Min Nan) 好暗暝

Dialectal synonyms of 晚安 (“good night”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		晚安
Mandarin	Beijing	晚安
	Taiwan	晚安
Cantonese	Guangzhou	早敨、早啲敨
	Hong Kong	早敨
	Shunde	早敨
	Foshan	早敨
	Zhongshan	早敨
	Dongguan	早敨
	Taishan	早啲瞓
	Kaiping	早啲瞓
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	暗安
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	暗安

See also

• 晚安 (wǎn'ān)