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好意思

好意思

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	meaning
simp. and trad. (好意思)		好	意思

Verb

好意思

to feel no shame; to have the nerve

Antonyms

不好意思 (bùhǎoyìsi)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hǎoyìsi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ㄙ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): hou² ji³ si¹, hou² ji³ si³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hǎoyìsi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ㄙ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haoyih.sy
  - IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵¹ sz̩¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hou² ji³ si¹, hou² ji³ si³
  - Yale: hóu yi sī, hóu yi si
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hou² ji³ si¹, hou² ji³ si³
  - IPA ^(key): /hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/, /hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/