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喜歡

喜歡

See also: 歡喜 and 喜欢

Chinese

		to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	joyous; happy; pleased
trad. (喜歡)		喜	歡
simp. (喜欢)		喜	欢
anagram		歡喜／欢喜

Verb

喜歡

to like
你喜歡這本書嗎？ / 你喜欢这本书吗？ ― Nǐ xǐhuān zhè běn shū ma? ― Do you like this book?
to often behave in a certain way
老媽總喜歡哭。 / 老妈总喜欢哭。 ― Lǎomā zǒng xǐhuān kū. ― Mum always cries.

Adjective

喜歡

delighted; happy; excited

See also

歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ)
合意 (héyì)
(chiefly Cantonese) 鍾意／钟意 (zung1 ji3)
(Min Nan) 佮意 (kah-ì)

Derived terms

招人喜歡／招人喜欢 (zhāorén xǐhuān)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xǐhuān

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² fun¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hí-fôn
Min Nan (POJ): hí-hoaⁿ / hí-hoan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xǐhuān → xǐhuan (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ → ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shii.huan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯a̠n⁵⁵/ → /ɕi²¹⁴ xu̯a̠n⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² fun¹
  - Yale: héi fūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² fun¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ fuːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-fôn
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi` fon´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ fon¹
  - IPA: /hi³¹ fon²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-hoaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: hí-huann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hy'hvoaf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huã³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huã⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-hoan
  - Tâi-lô: hí-huan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hy'hoafn
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/