還好

Chinese

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): háihǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁴ hou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: háihǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: háihǎo
  - Wade–Giles: hai²-hao³
  - Yale: hái-hǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hairhao
  - Palladius: хайхао (xajxao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: waan⁴ hou²
  - Yale: wàahn hóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁴ hou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: wan⁴ hou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn²¹ hou̯³⁵/

Adjective

還好

not bad; quite OK; passable
fortunate; lucky

Synonyms

(not bad):

一般 (yībān)
不大離／不大离 (bùdàlí) (regional)
勉強／勉强
巴巴結結／巴巴结结 (bāba-jiējiē) (regional)
平常 (píngcháng) (euphemistic)
湊合／凑合 (colloquial)
說得過去／说得过去 (shuōdeguòqù)
過得去／过得去 (guòdeqù)
還可以／还可以 (háikěyǐ)
馬馬虎虎／马马虎虎

Adverb

還好

fortunately; luckily
還好不是 x／还好不是 x ― háihǎo bùshì x ― at least it's not x

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