háo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hao"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

  • haononstandard

Romanization

háo (hao2, Zhuyin ㄏㄠˊ)

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Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: hiếu). This form is from the verbal (MC xawH, “to be fond of, to like”), while the reading hảo is from the adjectival (MC xawX, “good”). In term of phonetic development, although it is not considered "standard" Sino-Vietnamese, háo would be the expected Sino-Vietnamese reflex of the verbal form, not hiếu.

    Compare (MC kawH), which has the regular reading cáo, while kiếu is non-SV.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    háo • (, 𣉶)

    1. to crave (to want strongly)
      háo thắng/hiếu thắngcompetitive (literally, “hell-bent on winning”)
      háo sắc/hiếu sắcprone to chasing or hitting on women

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