好嘢

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	(Cantonese) thing
trad. (好嘢)		好	嘢
simp. #(好嘢)		好	嘢

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hou² je⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hau² yie¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou² je⁵
    • Yale: hóu yéh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou² je⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou² yé⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³⁵ jɛː¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hau² yie¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hau⁵⁵ jiɛ³³/

Noun

好嘢

1. (Cantonese) good stuff; something good

Adjective

好嘢

1. (Cantonese, of person, sarcastic) remarkable

Interjection

好嘢

1. (Cantonese) great!; cool!; yay!

   好嘢，今晚唔使捱夜，可以瞓餐飽！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   好嘢，今晚唔使捱夜，可以𰥛餐饱！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   hou² je⁵, gam¹ maan^5-1 m⁴ sai² ngaai⁴ je^6-2, ho² ji⁵ fan³ caan¹ baau²! [Jyutping]

   Yay, tonight I don't have to burn the midnight oil! I can sleep all I want!