# 良好
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liánghǎo
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄠˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng$^4$ hou$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liòng-hó
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): liông-hó / liâng-hó
    (Teochew, Peng'im): liang$^5$ ho$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liánghǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liánghǎo
*** Wade–Giles: liang$^2$-hao$^3$
*** Yale: lyáng-hǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianghao
*** Palladius: лянхао (ljanxao)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɑŋ³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: loeng$^4$ hou$^2$
*** Yale: lèuhng hóu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: loeng$^4$ hou$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lêng$^4$ hou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /lœːŋ²¹ hou̯³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liòng-hó
*** Hakka Romanization System: liong$^ˇ$ ho$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: liong$^2$ ho$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /li̯oŋ¹¹ ho³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-hó
*** Tâi-lô: liông-hó
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lionghoir
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ho⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɤ⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liâng-hó
*** Tâi-lô: liâng-hó
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lianghoir
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /liaŋ¹³⁻²² ho⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: liang$^5$ ho$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liâng hó
*** Sinological IPA : /liaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ho⁵²/

### Adjective

良好
* good; fine; well; desirable; favourable; positive
       yī ge shòuguò liánghǎo jiàoyù de rén [Pinyin]
       a well-educated person
       Shuāngfāng hézuò hùdòng, xiàoguǒ liánghǎo. [Pinyin]
       The two parties worked well together.
       Wéirénshībiǎo yào yǒu liánghǎo de sīdé. [Pinyin]
       Good personal morality is required to set an example for others to learn.

#### Synonyms

* 優良／优良 (yōuliáng)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 好, 良, 善, 佳 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 好, 良好, 美好, 佳 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 好, 強 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 好 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 好 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 好, 賽, 強 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 好, 嫽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 好 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 好, 傲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 好 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 好, 㜺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 好, 㜺 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 好 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 好 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 好 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 好 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 好 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 好, 㜺 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 好 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 好 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 好 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 好 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 好 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 好 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 好 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 好 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 好 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 好 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 好 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 好 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 好 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 好 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 好 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 好 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 好 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 好 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 好, 㜺, 靈, 嗲 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 畢㜺 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong) | 出客 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong) | 出客 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Fengxian) | 靈 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jinshan) | 靈 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 好, 㜺 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 好 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 好 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 好 |

#### Antonyms

* 惡劣／恶劣 (èliè)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 良 | 好 |
| りょう Grade: 4 | こう Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) りょーこー [ryòókóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɾʲo̞ːko̞ː]

### Adjective

良(りょう)好(こう) • (ryōkō) -na (adnominal 良(りょう)好(こう)な (ryōkō na), adverbial 良(りょう)好(こう)に (ryōkō ni))
* good, fine, satisfactory, excellent
    進捗(しんちょく)良好(りょうこう)
       shinchoku ryōkō
       good progress is being made

#### Inflection

Stem forms :
| Imperfective (未然形) | 良好だろ | りょうこうだろ | ryōkō daro |
| Continuative (連用形) | 良好で | りょうこうで | ryōkō de |
| Terminal (終止形) | 良好だ | りょうこうだ | ryōkō da |
| Attributive (連体形) | 良好な | りょうこうな | ryōkō na |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 良好なら | りょうこうなら | ryōkō nara |
| Imperative (命令形) | 良好であれ | りょうこうであれ | ryōkō de are |
| Key constructions ||||
| Informal negative | 良好ではない 良好じゃない | りょうこうではない りょうこうじゃない | ryōkō de wa nai ryōkō ja nai |
| Informal past | 良好だった | りょうこうだった | ryōkō datta |
| Informal negative past | 良好ではなかった 良好じゃなかった | りょうこうではなかった りょうこうじゃなかった | ryōkō de wa nakatta ryōkō ja nakatta |
| Formal | 良好です | りょうこうです | ryōkō desu |
| Formal negative | 良好ではありません 良好じゃありません | りょうこうではありません りょうこうじゃありません | ryōkō de wa arimasen ryōkō ja arimasen |
| Formal past | 良好でした | りょうこうでした | ryōkō deshita |
| Formal negative past | 良好ではありませんでした 良好じゃありませんでした | りょうこうではありませんでした りょうこうじゃありませんでした | ryōkō de wa arimasen deshita ryōkō ja arimasen deshita |
| Conjunctive | 良好で | りょうこうで | ryōkō de |
| Conditional | 良好なら（ば） | りょうこうなら（ば） | ryōkō nara (ba) |
| Provisional | 良好だったら | りょうこうだったら | ryōkō dattara |
| Volitional | 良好だろう | りょうこうだろう | ryōkō darō |
| Adverbial | 良好に | りょうこうに | ryōkō ni |
| Degree | 良好さ | りょうこうさ | ryōkōsa |
Stem forms :
| Irrealis (未然形) | 良好なら | りやうかうなら | ryaukaunara |
| Continuative (連用形) | 良好に$^{[1]}$ 良好なり$^{[2]}$ | りやうかうに りやうかうなり | ryaukauni ryaukaunari |
| Terminal (終止形) | 良好なり | りやうかうなり | ryaukaunari |
| Attributive (連体形) | 良好なる | りやうかうなる | ryaukaunaru |
| Realis (已然形) | 良好なれ | りやうかうなれ | ryaukaunare |
| Imperative (命令形) | 良好なれ | りやうかうなれ | ryaukaunare |
| Key constructions ||||
| Negative | 良好ならず | りやうかうならず | ryaukaunarazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 良好なれど | りやうかうなれど | ryaukaunaredo |
| Causal conjunction | 良好なれば | りやうかうなれば | ryaukaunareba |
| Conditional conjunction | 良好ならば | りやうかうならば | ryaukaunaraba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 良好なりき | りやうかうなりき | ryaukaunariki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 良好なりけり | りやうかうなりけり | ryaukaunarikeri |
| Adverbial | 良好に | りやうかうに | ryaukauni |
| $^{[1]}$Without auxiliary verb. $^{[2]}$With auxiliary verb. ||||

### Noun

良(りょう)好(こう) • (ryōkō)
* a satisfactory condition

### References

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