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好久

好久

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	(long) time; (long) duration of time
simp. and trad. (好久)		好	久

Adverb

好久

for a long time; for ages

Derived terms

好久不見／好久不见 (hǎojiǔbujiàn)

Synonyms

久久 (jiǔjiǔ)
許久／许久 (xǔjiǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hǎojiǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hou² gau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hó-kiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: hǎojiǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haojeou
  - IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    好久
    好酒
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hou² gau²
  - Yale: hóu gáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hou² gau²
  - IPA ^(key): /hou̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hó-kiú
  - Hakka Romanization System: ho` giu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ho³ giu³
  - IPA: /ho³¹ ki̯u³¹/