# 你好
## Chinese

* This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): nǐ hǎo
       (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˇ ㄏㄠˇ
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): nì hào
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ни хо (ni ho, III-III)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): nei$^5$ hou$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ngì-hó / nì-hó / ǹ-hó / ǹg-hó
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ngi$^2$ hau$^3$ / n$^2$ hau$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): nì-hǎu
* Eastern Min (BUC): nṳ̄ hō̤
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lí hó / lí hó / lír hó / lú hó
    (Teochew, Peng'im): le$^2$ ho$^2$ / lu$^2$ ho$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nǐ hǎo [Phonetic: níhǎo]
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ ㄏㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nǐ hǎo
*** Wade–Giles: ni$^3$ hao$^3$
*** Yale: nǐ hǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nii hao
*** Palladius: ни хао (ni xao)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: nì hào
*** Sinological IPA : /ni⁵³ xau⁵³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ни хо (ni ho, III-III)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni⁴⁴ xɔ⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: nei$^5$ hou$^2$
*** Yale: néih hóu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: nei$^5$ hou$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: néi$^5$ hou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /nei̯¹³ hou̯³⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$你好 您好
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngì-hó / nì-hó / ǹ-hó
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngi$^ˇ$ ho$^ˋ$ / ni$^ˇ$ ho$^ˋ$ / n$^ˇ$ ho$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngi$^2$ ho$^3$ / ni$^2$ ho$^3$ / n$^2$ ho$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi¹¹ ho³¹/, /ni¹¹ ho³¹/, /n¹¹ ho³¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngì-hó / ǹg-hó / ǹ-hó
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngi$^ˇ$ ho$^ˋ$ / ng$^ˇ$ ho$^ˋ$ / n$^ˇ$ ho$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngi$^2$ ho$^3$ / ng$^2$ ho$^3$ / n$^2$ ho$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi¹¹ ho³¹/, /ŋ̍¹¹ ho³¹/, /n¹¹ ho³¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ngi$^2$ hau$^3$ / n$^2$ hau$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi¹¹ hau³¹/, /n̩¹¹ hau³¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nì-hǎu
*** Sinological IPA : /ni⁴² xau²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: nṳ̄ hō̤
*** Sinological IPA : /nˡy³³ ho³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí hó
*** Tâi-lô: lí hó
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lie hoir
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɤ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí hó
*** Tâi-lô: lí hó
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lie hoir
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /li⁵⁵⁴ ho⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lír hó
*** Tâi-lô: lír hó
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lɯ⁵⁵⁴ ho⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú hó
*** Tâi-lô: lú hó
*** Phofsit Daibuun: luo hoir
*** IPA (Taipei): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: le$^2$ ho$^2$ / lu$^2$ ho$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lṳ́ hó / lú hó
*** Sinological IPA : /lɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²/, /lu⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²⁻²¹/

### Interjection

你好
* hello; hi
       Nǐ hǎo, hǎojiǔbùjiàn. [Pinyin]
       Hi, long time no see.

#### Usage notes

Often used as a polite way of getting someone's attention.

#### Derived terms

* 你好嗎／你好吗 (nǐ hǎo ma)
* 你好無／你好无

#### Descendants

* → English: nihao
* → Japanese: 你好(ニーハオ) (nīhao)
* → Zhuang: mwngz ndei (calque)

### See also

* 好 (hǎo, “good (often used in greetings)”)
* 您好 (nín hǎo, “hello (polite)”)
* 你們好／你们好 (nǐmen hǎo, “hello (to a group)”)
* 喂 (wéi, “hello (on the phone)”)
* 幸會／幸会 (xìnghuì)
* 哈囉／哈啰 (hāluó) (from "hello")
* 嗨 (hāi) (from "hi")
* (Wu) 儂好／侬好
* (Cantonese, informal) 哈佬 (hālǎo) (from "hello")
* (Min) 汝好

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 你 | 好 |
| にい Hyōgai | はお Grade: 4 |
| irregular ||

### Etymology

From modern Mandarin 你好 (nǐ hǎo, “hello”).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ニイハオ [níꜜìhàò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɲ̟iːha̠o̞]

### Interjection

你好(ニイハオ) or 你好(ニーハオ) • (nīhao)
* (informal, rare) hi, hello (in a Chinese context)
** 1967, リービ英雄, 我的中国, Page 221
    「你好(ニーハオ)」と僧(そう)はすこし驚(おどろ)いた表(ひょう)情(じょう)で答(こた)えた。
       “Nīhao” to sō wa sukoshi odoroita hyōjō de kotaeta.
       The monk said "Nihao", looking a little surprised
** 1985, 山崎豊子, ”虱”だらけの指導者・胡耀邦 in 『山崎豊子全集19 大地の子（一）』, 2005, Page 605
    小(しょう)学(がっ)校(こう)帰(がえ)りの赤(あか)いスカーフを胸(むな)もとに巻(ま)いた児(じ)童(どう)たちに出会(であ)い、你好(ニイハオ)！と声(こえ)をかけると、どこでも你好(ニイハオ)！と挨(あい)拶(さつ)が返(かえ)って来(く)る
       Shōgakkō gaeri no akai sukāfu o munamoto ni maita jidō tachi ni deai, nīhao! to koe o kakeru to, doko demo nīhao! to aisatsu ga kaette kuru
       When I meet children with a red neckerchief on their chest on their way back to home from school, and I say nihao to them, wherever it is, they return a greeting of nihao to me
** 1987, 鈴木孝雄, 異文化融合と民族性と…… in 『公明』, 1987, No. 7, Page 99
    「你好(ニイハオ)」と声(こえ)をかけたら「你好(ニイハオ)」と顔(かお)をあげた。「みかけない顔(かお)だ、どこから来(き)たか」「日(に)本(ほん)から来(き)た」
       “Nīhao” to koe o kaketara “nīhao” to kao o ageta.“Mikakenai kao da, doko kara kita ka” “Nihon kara kita”
       "Nihao," I talked to him. "Nihao", he said, looking up at me, "I haven't seen you around here. Where are you from?" - "I came from Japan."

#### Synonyms

* こんにちは (konnichi wa)

#### See also

* 謝謝(シエシエ) (shieshie, “thank you (in Chinese context)”)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN