您好 (nei5 hou2) — Commonly used as an introduction to a l… in Cantonese

neiˏ₅您houˊ²好

Mandarin Pinyin: nin3 hao3

Meaning of 您好

nounCommonly used as an introduction to a letter. Also used in spoken Mandarin when formality is required, such as when being introduced to someone.

nounhello, greetings (formal)

neiˏ₅您hou2!好！

Hello!

neiˏ₅您houˊ²好maa3?嗎？

How are you?

zouˊ²早san4,晨，neiˏ₅您hou2!好！

Good morning, hello!

gin˗₃見dou˗₃到neiˏ₅您houˊ²好hoiˉ¹開sam1.心。

Nice to see you.

doˉ¹多zeˍ₆謝neiˏ₅您hou2.好。

Thank you kindly.

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