你好嗎
See also: 你好吗
Chinese
Chinese phrasebook
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| hello; hi | (question tag); morphine | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (你好嗎) | 你好 | 嗎 | |
| simp. (你好吗) | 你好 | 吗 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nǐ hǎo ma [Phonetic: níhǎoma]
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ ㄏㄠˇ ˙ㄇㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nǐ hǎo må
- Wade–Giles: ni3 hao3 ma5
- Yale: nǐ hǎu ma
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nii hao .ma
- Palladius: ни хао ма (ni xao ma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ mä⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: nei5 hou2 maa3
- Yale: néih hóu ma
- Cantonese Pinyin: nei5 hou2 maa3
- Guangdong Romanization: néi5 hou2 ma3
- Sinological IPA (key): /nei̯¹³ hou̯³⁵ maː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
你好嗎
- how are you? (greeting)
Usage notes
A literal translation of English how are you? Not commonly used among native speakers of Chinese, though sometimes spoken when inquiring about the health of the interlocutor.