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好不好

hou2 bat1 hou2

hao3 bu5 hao3 (PRC), hao3 bu4 hao3 (Taiwan)

[1] is it OK ; is it all right [2] [varient]: 好嗎 [粵]: 好唔好 , 好冇

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 2

好不好

好 hou2 hou3 hao3 {hao4} - good, fine; very much
不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
好 hou2 hou3 hao3 {hao4} - good, fine; very much

This word was added by bybell on 19th Sep 2006 and last edited on 15th Jul 2007

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