好返

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	to return (to)
trad. (好返)		好	返
simp. #(好返)		好	返

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou² faan¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou² faan¹
    • Yale: hóu fāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou² faan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou² fan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³⁵ faːn⁵⁵/

Verb

好返

1. (Cantonese) to get better; to recover; to heal

   • 佢睇落好返好多。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

     From: 開放詞典／开放词典 [Kaifang Cidian]

     keoi⁵ tai² lok⁶ hou² faan¹ hou² do¹. [Jyutping]

     They look like they've gotten a lot better

2. (Cantonese, of people) to be on good terms again; to become reconciled

   • 佢哋兩個又好返咯。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     佢哋两个又好返咯。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: Kaifang Cidian

     keoi⁵ dei⁶ loeng⁵ go³ jau⁶ hou² faan¹ gaak³. [Jyutping]

     They're on good terms again.

Synonyms

• (to recover):

• 康復／康复 (kāngfù)
• 復原／复原 (fùyuán)
• 病好 (bìng hǎo)
• 病癒／病愈 (bìngyù)

 

• (to become reconciled): 和好 (héhǎo)