好康

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	phonetic
trad. (好康)		好	康
simp. #(好康)		好	康
alternative forms		好空 Min Nan

Etymology

From Hokkien 好空 (hó-khang).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎokāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄎㄤ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hó-khang

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎokāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄎㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎokang
    • Wade–Giles: hao³-kʻang¹
    • Yale: hǎu-kāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haokang
    • Palladius: хаокан (xaokan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó-khang
    • Tâi-lô: hó-khang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoy'qafng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

好康

1. (Taiwan, southern Fujian) benefit; advantage

Adjective

好康

1. (Hokkien) rich
2. (Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) lucky; fortunate

Synonyms

• (rich):

• 優裕／优裕 (yōuyù)
• 多金 (duōjīn) (literary)
• 好額／好额 (Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka)
• 富有 (fùyǒu)
• 富盛 (fùshèng) (literary)
• 富裕 (fùyù)
• 富貴／富贵 (fùguì) (wealthy and respectable)
• 富足 (fùzú)
• 寬綽／宽绰 (kuānchuò)
• 寬裕／宽裕 (kuānyù)
• 寬鬆／宽松 (kuānsōng)
• 有米 (jau⁵ mai⁵) (Cantonese)
• 有錢／有钱 (yǒuqián)
• 有鐳／有镭 (Hokkien)
• 殷富 (yīnfù) (archaic)
• 殷實 (yīnshí)
• 活潑／活泼 (huópō) (literary)
• 潤屋／润屋 (rùnwū) (literary)
• 萬貫／万贯 (wànguàn) (dated)
• 肥實／肥实 (féishí) (colloquial)
• 肥饒／肥饶 (féiráo) (literary)
• 腰裡橫／腰里横 (yāolǐhèng) (Northern Mandarin, slang)
• 膏腴 (Hokkien)
• 華貴／华贵 (huáguì)
• 趁錢／趁钱 (chènqián) (Northeastern Mandarin, colloquial)
• 闊／阔 (kuò)

 

• (lucky): 幸運／幸运 (xìngyùn), 運氣／运气 (yùnqi); (Hakka) 好額／好额