好生

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (好生)		好	生
simp. #(好生)		好	生

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎoshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou² sang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎoshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎosheng
    • Wade–Giles: hao³-shêng¹
    • Yale: hǎu-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haosheng
    • Palladius: хаошэн (xaošɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou² sang¹
    • Yale: hóu sāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou² sang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou² seng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Adverb

好生

1. very; quite
2. (regional) carefully; properly; well

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hàoshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou³ sang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hàoshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hàosheng
    • Wade–Giles: hao⁴-shêng¹
    • Yale: hàu-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawsheng
    • Palladius: хаошэн (xaošɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou³ sang¹
    • Yale: hou sāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou³ sang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou³ seng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

好生

1. to cherish life

Derived terms

• 好生之德 (hàoshēngzhīdé)
• 好生惡殺／好生恶杀