# 好事
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hǎoshì
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hou$^2$ si$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): hó-sṳ
    (Hailu, HRS): ho$^ˊ$ sii$^˖$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hó-sū / hó-sīr
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ho$^2$ se$^7$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hǎoshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hǎoshìh
*** Wade–Giles: hao$^3$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: hǎu-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haoshyh
*** Palladius: хаоши (xaoši)
*** Sinological IPA : /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hǎoshìr
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hǎoshìhr
*** Wade–Giles: hao$^3$-shih$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: hǎu-shìr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haoshell
*** Palladius: хаошир (xaošir)
*** Sinological IPA : /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hou$^2$ si$^6$
*** Yale: hóu sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hou$^2$ si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hou$^2$ xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /hou̯³⁵ siː²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hó-sṳ
*** Hakka Romanization System: ho$^ˋ$ sii
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ho$^3$ si$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ho³¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ho$^ˊ$ sii$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /ho²⁴⁻³³ sɨ³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó-sū
*** Tâi-lô: hó-sū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoysu
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó-sīr
*** Tâi-lô: hó-sīr
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ho$^2$ se$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hó sṳ̄
*** Sinological IPA : /ho⁵²⁻³⁵ sɯ¹¹/
* Middle Chinese: xawX dzriH
Rime :
| Character | 好 | 事 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) | 崇 (20) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 呼晧切 | 鉏吏切 |
| Baxter | xawX | dzriH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hɑu$^X$/ | /d͡ʒɨ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hɑu$^X$/ | /ɖ͡ʐɨ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xɑu$^X$/ | /d͡ʒie$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /haw$^X$/ | /ɖ͡ʐɨ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /xɑu$^X$/ | /d͡ʒiə$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /xɑu$^X$/ | /d͡ʒĭə$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /xɑu$^X$/ | /ɖ͡ʐʱi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | hǎo | zhì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hou$^2$ | zi$^6$ |

#### Noun

好事
* good thing
    這不是好事嗎？／这不是好事吗？ ― Zhè bùshì hǎoshì ma? ― Isn't this a good thing?
* happy event; joyous occasion (e.g. a wedding, marriage, etc.)
* good deed; charitable act
* Buddhist ceremony
* (colloquial, sarcastic) bad thing
    看你做的好事！ ― Kàn nǐ zuò de hǎoshì! ― Look at what you've done!

##### Synonyms

* (good deed): 善事 (shànshì), 善行 (shànxíng)

##### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “good thing”): 壞事／坏事 (huàishì)

##### Derived terms

* 但知行好事，莫要問前程 / 但知行好事，莫要问前程
* 做好事
* 好事不出門，壞事傳千里 / 好事不出门，坏事传千里 (hǎoshì bù chūmén, huàishì chuán qiānlǐ)
* 好事不出門，惡事傳千里 / 好事不出门，恶事传千里
* 好事不出門，惡事行千里 / 好事不出门，恶事行千里
* 好事多妨
* 好事多慳 / 好事多悭
* 好事多磨 (hǎoshìduōmó)
* 好事多魔 (hǎoshìduōmó)
* 好事天慳 / 好事天悭
* 好人好事 (hǎorénhǎoshì)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hàoshì
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄕˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hou$^3$ si$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): hau-sṳ
    (Hailu, HRS): hau$^ˇ$ sii$^˖$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hòⁿ-sū
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hàoshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hàoshìh
*** Wade–Giles: hao$^4$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: hàu-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawshyh
*** Palladius: хаоши (xaoši)
*** Sinological IPA : /xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hàoshìr
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄕˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hàoshìhr
*** Wade–Giles: hao$^4$-shih$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: hàu-shìr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawshell
*** Palladius: хаошир (xaošir)
*** Sinological IPA : /xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hou$^3$ si$^6$
*** Yale: hou sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hou$^3$ si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hou$^3$ xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /hou̯³³ siː²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hau-sṳ
*** Hakka Romanization System: hau sii
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hau$^4$ si$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /hau̯⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: hau$^ˇ$ sii$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /hau¹¹ sɨ³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hòⁿ-sū
*** Tâi-lô: hònn-sū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hvorsu
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ̃²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hɔ̃¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ su²²/
* Middle Chinese: xawH dzriH
Rime :
| Character | 好 | 事 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) | 崇 (20) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 呼到切 | 鉏吏切 |
| Baxter | xawH | dzriH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hɑu$^H$/ | /d͡ʒɨ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hɑu$^H$/ | /ɖ͡ʐɨ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xɑu$^H$/ | /d͡ʒie$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /haw$^H$/ | /ɖ͡ʐɨ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /xɑu$^H$/ | /d͡ʒiə$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /xɑu$^H$/ | /d͡ʒĭə$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /xɑu$^H$/ | /ɖ͡ʐʱi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | hào | zhì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hou$^3$ | zi$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*qʰˤuʔ-s [m-s-]rəʔ-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*qʰuːs zrɯs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 好 | 事 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | hào | shì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ xaw$^H$ › | ‹ dzri$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*qʰˁuʔ-s/ | /*[m-s-]rəʔ-s/ |
| English | love, like (v.) | serve; service, affair |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 好 | 事 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 4914 | 11486 |
| Phonetic component | 好 | 史 |
| Rime group | 幽 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 秏 | 事 |
| Old Chinese | /*qʰuːs/ | /*zrɯs/ |
| Notes | | 史吏轉註字 |

#### Adjective

好事
* meddlesome; officious

##### Derived terms

* 好事之徒
* 好事者 (hàoshìzhě)
* 好事貪功 / 好事贪功

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 好 | 事 |
| こう Grade: 4 | じ Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | goon |
By surface analysis, 好 (kō, “good, favorable”) +‎ 事 (ji, “thing, matter”). Features an either kan'on or goon first kanji reading and a goon second reading.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) こーじ [kóꜜòjì] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ko̞ːʑi]

#### Noun

好(こう)事(じ) • (kōji)
* an auspicious event
* a good thing; good news

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 好 | 事 |
| こう Grade: 4 | じ Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | kan'yōon |
Features an either kan'on or goon first kanji reading and a kan'yōon second reading.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) こーず [kóꜜòzù] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ko̞ːzɨ]

#### Noun

好事(こうず) • (kōzu)
* dilettantism; dabbling

##### Derived terms

* 好(こう)事(ず)家(か) (kōzuka, “dilettante”)
* 好(こう)事(ず)者(しゃ) (kōzusha, “dilettante”)

### References

* ↑ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 好 | 事 |

### Noun

好事 • (hosa) (hangeul 호사)
* hanja form of 호사

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 好 | 事 |

### Noun

好事
* chữ Hán form of hảo sự.
* chữ Hán form of hiếu sự.