你好 (nei5 hou2) — hello; hi; how are you; greetings in Cantonese

neiˏ₅你houˊ²好

Mandarin Pinyin: ni3 hao3

Meaning of 你好

nounhello; hi; how are you; greetings

phrasea common greeting, literally means 'you good'

phrasea common greeting, literally 'you good', similar to 'hello' in English

你好嗎？

How are you?

lukˍ₆綠caaˎ₄茶deoi˗₃對neiˏ₅你houˊ²好jauˏ₅有jikˉ¹益gaa˗₃㗎！

Green tea is very good (healthy) for you!

你好記性。

You have a good memory.

呢啲手板眼見功夫你好快就會學識

It will not take long before you learn how to do such simple jobs.

gamˉ¹今ci˗₃次neiˏ₅你houˊ²好je5,嘢，batˉ¹不gwo˗₃過haaˍ₆下ci˗₃次mouˏ₅冇gam˗₃咁houˊ²好coiˊ²彩ge˗₃嘅laa˗₃嘞！

You got away this time, but you won't be so lucky next time!

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