# 喜歡
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xǐhuan, xǐhuān
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄢ, ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xi$^3$ huan$^1$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щихуан (xihuan, II-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hei$^2$ fun$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): hí-fôn
    (Meixian, Guangdong): hi$^3$ fon$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): xi$^2$ huan$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hí-hoaⁿ / hí-hoan
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hi$^2$ huan$^1$
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xi$^3$ honn
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xǐhuan
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhuån
*** Wade–Giles: hsi$^3$-huan$^5$
*** Yale: syǐ-hwan
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shii.huan
*** Palladius: сихуань (sixuanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi²¹⁴ xu̯än⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xǐhuān
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhuan
*** Wade–Giles: hsi$^3$-huan$^1$
*** Yale: syǐ-hwān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiihuan
*** Palladius: сихуань (sixuanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xi$^3$ huan$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xixuan
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi⁵³ xuan⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щихуан (xihuan, II-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi⁵¹ xuæ̃²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hei$^2$ fun$^1$
*** Yale: héi fūn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hei$^2$ fun$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: héi$^2$ fun$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hei̯³⁵ fuːn⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-fôn
*** Hakka Romanization System: hi$^ˋ$ fon$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hi$^3$ fon$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ fon²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: hi$^3$ fon$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ fɔn⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: xi$^2$ huan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕi⁵³ xuæ̃¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (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: General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-hoan
*** Tâi-lô: hí-huan
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hy'hoafn
*** IPA (Taipei, Zhangzhou): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: hi$^2$ huan$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hí huaⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /hi⁵²⁻³⁵ hũã³³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: xi$^3$ honn
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi⁴¹ xõ³/

### Verb

喜歡
* to like; to be fond of; to be keen on
       Nǐ xǐhuan zhè běn shū ma? [Pinyin]
       Do you like this book?
       Wǒ háishì hěn xǐhuan nǐ. [Pinyin]
       I still like you a lot.
       Tā shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de zuòjiā, méiyǒu zhīyī. [Pinyin]
       She is not just one of my favourites, she is my number one favourite author.
       Shìjiè shàng zuì kěbēi de shìqíng, mòguòyú nǐ xǐhuān tā, tā què zhǐ bǎ nǐ dāng péngyǒu. [Pinyin]
       The saddest thing in the world is liking someone but they only see you as a friend.
       Nǐ xǐhuān biān tīng yīnyuè biān zuò zuòyè ma? [Pinyin]
       Do you listen to music while doing your homework?
* to often behave in a certain way
    老媽總喜歡哭。／老妈总喜欢哭。 ― Lǎomā zǒng xǐhuan kū. ― Mum always cries.

#### Synonyms

* (to like):
* 喜好 (xǐhào)
* 喜愛／喜爱 (xǐ'ài)
* 嗜好 (shìhào)
* 心愛／心爱 (xīn'ài)
* 愛好／爱好 (àihào)
* 欣賞／欣赏 (xīnshǎng)
* 歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ) (literary or regional)
* 熱愛／热爱 (rè'ài)
* 熱衷／热衷 (rèzhōng)
* 稀罕 (colloquial, usually in the negative)
* 酷好 (kùhào)
* 酷愛／酷爱 (kù'ài)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 好, 喜好, 愛好, 字 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 喜歡, 喜愛, 喜好, 愛好 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 喜歡, 好希, 稀罕, 愛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 喜歡, 愛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 喜歡 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 喜歡 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 喜歡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 喜歡, 愛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 喜歡, 歡喜, 愛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 喜歡, 歡喜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 喜歡, 愛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 喜歡 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 歡喜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 喜歡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 中意, 歡喜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 中意, 好 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 歡喜, 中意 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 爽心, 中意 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 中意, 歡喜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 中意, 喜歡 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 中意, 蘇格 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 中意 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 歡喜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 中意, 好 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 中意 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 中意 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 中意 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 中意 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 歡喜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 中意, 好 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 中意, 好 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 中意, 好 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 中意, 合意, 好 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 中意, 好 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 佮意, 愛 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 中意 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 蘇格 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 喜歡, 歡喜 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 喜歡, 待見 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 愛, 喜歡 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 歡喜, 中意, 愛 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意, 舒合 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 佮意 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 佮意 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 歡喜, 愛, 佮意 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 佮意, 意愛, 愛 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 舒合, 愛 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 舒合, 愛 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 愛, 佮意 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 歡喜, 愛, 喜歡 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 歡喜 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 好, 尚, 喜歡 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 歡喜, 愛, 好, 尚, 喜歡 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 愛, 癮$_2$, 尚, 喜歡 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 喜歡 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 舒合 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 歡喜 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 中意 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 字 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 歡喜 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 歡喜 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 歡喜, 看相, 中意 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 喜歡 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 喜歡 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 喜歡 |

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “to like”):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 討厭, 厭惡, 憎惡 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 討厭, 不待見 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 討厭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 討厭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 討厭, 惡素 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 格癢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 討厭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 討厭, 見不得, 嫌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 嫌, 討厭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 嫌, 惡嫌, 討厭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 討厭, 格厭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 厭 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 憎, 煩 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 憎, 煩 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 憎 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 嬲 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 討厭, 討嫌, 嫌 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 惱 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 討厭, 嬲 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 嬲 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 憎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 惱 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 惱 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 惱 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 惱 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 惱 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 慼 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 討厭 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 討厭, 怒 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 嫌, 顣, 怒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 猌, 㤉, 沖, 沖神, 沖𡳞, 猌神, 㤉𡳞 vulgar, 㤉潲 vulgar, 猌𡳞 vulgar, 鑿𡳞 vulgar, 揬𡳞 vulgar |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 㤉, 㤉神, 㤉𡳞 vulgar, 㤉潲 vulgar, 揬𡳞 vulgar |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 㤉, 㤉神, 㤉潲 vulgar |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 猌, 㤉, 猌神, 㤉𡳞 vulgar, 㤉潲 vulgar, 鑿𡳞 vulgar, 揬𡳞 vulgar |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 滷 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 滷 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 㤉, 㤉神, 㤉潲 vulgar |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 滷 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 滷 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 憎 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 討厭, 注 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 刻忖, 嫌鄙, 討厭, 難看, 難相 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 討厭, 惡 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 討嫌, 厭眼 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 討嫌 |

### Adjective

喜歡
* delighted; happy; excited; joyous
    From: c. 3rd century BCE—2nd century, traditional Yuefu title 《善哉行》
    Jīnrì xiāng lè, jiē dàng xǐhuān. [Pinyin]
    Today we gather in delight, it's fitting that all be joyous.

#### Synonyms

* 和樂／和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious)
* 喜悅／喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal)
* 喜樂／喜乐 (xǐlè)
* 喜滋滋 (xǐzīzī)
* 喜躍／喜跃 (xǐyuè) (formal)
* 夷悅／夷悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
* 夷愉 (yíyú) (literary, happy and harmonious)
* 安樂／安乐 (ānlè) (peaceful and happy)
* 康樂／康乐 (kānglè) (literary, peaceful and happy)
* 忻悅／忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary)
* 快意 (kuàiyì)
* 快樂／快乐 (kuàilè)
* 快活 (kuàihuo)
* 怡悅／怡悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
* 悅意／悦意 (yuèyì)
* 悅懌／悦怿 (yuèyì) (literary)
* 愉快
* 愉悅／愉悦 (yúyuè)
* 暢快／畅快 (chàngkuài)
* 樂滋滋／乐滋滋 (lèzīzī)
* 欣喜 (xīnxǐ)
* 欣忭 (xīnbiàn) (literary)
* 欣悅／欣悦 (xīnyuè)
* 歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ)
* 歡娛／欢娱 (huānyú) (literary)
* 歡快／欢快 (huānkuài)
* 歡悅／欢悦 (huānyuè) (literary)
* 歡愉／欢愉 (huānyú) (literary)
* 歡暢／欢畅 (huānchàng)
* 歡樂／欢乐 (huānlè)
* 歡躍／欢跃 (huānyuè) (formal)
* 爽 (shuǎng)
* 爽神 (shuǎngshén) (literary or Southern Min)
* 痛快 (tòngkuài)
* 舒暢／舒畅 (shūchàng)
* 開心／开心 (kāixīn)
* 高興／高兴 (gāoxìng)

### Derived terms

* 招人喜歡／招人喜欢 (zhāorén xǐhuān)