"也好" meaning in Chinese

See 也好 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jaː¹³ hou̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ia³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ia³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jaː¹³ hou̯³⁵/, /ia³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/, /ia³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/, /ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/ Chinese transliterations: yěhǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jaa⁵ hou² [Cantonese, Jyutping], iā-hó, yěhǎo [Phonetic:yéhǎo] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yěhǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yeh³-hao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yě-hǎu [Mandarin, Yale], yeehao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ехао [Mandarin, Palladius], jexao [Mandarin, Palladius], yáh hóu [Cantonese, Yale], jaa⁵ hou² [Cantonese, Pinyin], ya⁵ hou² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], iā-hó [Hokkien, POJ], iā-hó [Hokkien, Tai-lo], iaxhoir [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|particle}} 也好
  1. may as well; it may not be a bad idea (expressing hesitant acceptance)
    Sense id: en-也好-zh-particle-mppPZLAm Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese particles Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 90 7 3 Disambiguation of Chinese particles: 95 5 0
  2. no matter whether; whether it be (in the sentence structure X也好，Y也好)
    Sense id: en-也好-zh-particle-L8n2rBhB

Verb

IPA: /jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jaː¹³ hou̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ia³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ia³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jaː¹³ hou̯³⁵/, /ia³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/, /ia³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/, /ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/ Chinese transliterations: yěhǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jaa⁵ hou² [Cantonese, Jyutping], iā-hó, yěhǎo [Phonetic:yéhǎo] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yěhǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yeh³-hao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yě-hǎu [Mandarin, Yale], yeehao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ехао [Mandarin, Palladius], jexao [Mandarin, Palladius], yáh hóu [Cantonese, Yale], jaa⁵ hou² [Cantonese, Pinyin], ya⁵ hou² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], iā-hó [Hokkien, POJ], iā-hó [Hokkien, Tai-lo], iaxhoir [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 也好
  1. to be easy to; to be convenient for Synonyms: 便於／便于 (biànyú), 便於 (biànyú), 便于 (biànyú)
    Sense id: en-也好-zh-verb-WNcNljtJ

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      "zh-pron": "iā-hó"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "yěhǎo"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "yeh³-hao³"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "yě-hǎu"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "yeehao"
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      "ipa": "/jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "iā-hó"
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        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh-pron": "iā-hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iaxhoir"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yéhǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jaː¹³ hou̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/"
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        "Mandarin",
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "yě-hǎu"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "ехао"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "ya⁵ hou²"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "iā-hó"
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iā-hó"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yéhǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jaː¹³ hou̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/"
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        "no matter whether; whether it be (in the sentence structure X也好，Y也好)"
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "iā-hó"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yěhǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeh³-hao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yě-hǎu"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeehao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ехао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jexao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yáh hóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaa⁵ hou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ya⁵ hou²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jaː¹³ hou̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iā-hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iā-hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iaxhoir"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yéhǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jaː¹³ hou̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/"
    }
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaa⁵ hou²"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "iā-hó"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "yeh³-hao³"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yě-hǎu"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeehao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ехао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jexao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yáh hóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaa⁵ hou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ya⁵ hou²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jaː¹³ hou̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iā-hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iā-hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iaxhoir"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yéhǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jaː¹³ hou̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "biànyú",
      "word": "便於／便于"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biànyú",
      "word": "便於"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biànyú",
      "word": "便于"
    }
  ],
  "word": "也好"
}

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