# 喜好
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xǐhào
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄠˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hei$^2$ hou$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): hei$^2$ hau$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hí-hòⁿ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xǐhào
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhào
*** Wade–Giles: hsi$^3$-hao$^4$
*** Yale: syǐ-hàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiihaw
*** Palladius: сихао (sixao)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hei$^2$ hou$^3$
*** Yale: héi hou
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hei$^2$ hou$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: héi$^2$ hou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /hei̯³⁵ hou̯³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: hei$^2$ hau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hei⁵⁵ hau³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-hòⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: hí-hònn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hy'hvox
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ̃²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɔ̃⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ̃²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ̃¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɔ̃²¹/
* Middle Chinese: xiX xawH
Rime :
| Character | 喜 | 好 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 虚里切 | 呼到切 |
| Baxter | xiX | xawH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hɨ$^X$/ | /hɑu$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hɨ$^X$/ | /hɑu$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xie$^X$/ | /xɑu$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /hɨ$^X$/ | /haw$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /xiə$^X$/ | /xɑu$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /xĭə$^X$/ | /xɑu$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /xi$^X$/ | /xɑu$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xǐ | hào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hei$^2$ | hou$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*qʰ(r)əʔ qʰˤuʔ-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*qʰlɯʔ qʰuːs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 喜 | 好 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xǐ | hào |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ xi$^X$ › | ‹ xaw$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*qʰ(r)əʔ/ | /*qʰˁuʔ-s/ |
| English | joy; rejoice | love, like (v.) |
| 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 | 喜 | 好 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| No. | 13416 | 4914 |
| Phonetic component | 喜 | 好 |
| Rime group | 之 | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 喜 | 秏 |
| Old Chinese | /*qʰlɯʔ/ | /*qʰuːs/ |

### Verb

喜好
* to like; to be fond of; to be keen on

#### Synonyms

* 喜愛／喜爱 (xǐ'ài)
* 喜歡／喜欢
* 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

| 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 |

### Noun

喜好
* interest; hobby

#### Synonyms

* 偏嗜 (piānshì)
* 口味 (kǒuwèi) (figurative)
* 嗜好 (shìhào)
* 愛好／爱好 (àihào)
* 癖好 (pǐhào)
* 胃口 (wèikǒu) (figurative)
* 興趣／兴趣 (xìngqù)