háo

See also: hao, Hao, hào, Hào, hão, hāo, hǎo, and Hạo

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• hao — nonstandard

Romanization

háo (hao², Zhuyin ㄏㄠˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 儫
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 勂
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 号
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呵
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嗥
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘷
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噑
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚎
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壕
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 椃
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 毫
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 滜
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 濠
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獆
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獋
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獔
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 皈
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 籇
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虛／虚
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚖
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蠔／蚝
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 諕／𬤀
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 譹／𬤫
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 豪
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貇
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貉
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𠢕

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 好 (SV: hiếu). This form is from the verbal 好 (MC xawH, “to be fond of, to like”), while the reading hảo is from the adjectival 好 (MC xawX, “good”). In term of phonetic development, although it is not considered "standard" Sino-Vietnamese, háo would be the expected Sino-Vietnamese reflex of the verbal form, not hiếu.

Compare 告 (MC kawH), which has the regular reading cáo, while kiếu is non-SV.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haːw˦˥]

Verb

háo • (好, 𣉶)

1. to crave (to want strongly)

   háo thắng/hiếu thắng ― competitive (literally, “hell-bent on winning”)

   háo sắc/hiếu sắc ― prone to chasing or hitting on women

Derived terms

Derived terms

• háo hức
• háo khí
• háo nước
• háo sắc
• háo thắng

 

See also

• háu
• hiếu

Anagrams

• hoá