háo

See also: hao, Hao, hào, Hào, hão, hāo, hǎo, and Hạo

Mandarin

Alternative forms

hao — nonstandard

Romanization

háo (hao², Zhuyin ㄏㄠˊ)

Hanyu Pinyin reading of 儫
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 勂
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 号
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呵
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嗥
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘷
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噑
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚎
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壕
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 椃
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 毫
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 滜
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 濠
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獆
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獋
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獔
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 皈
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 籇
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虛／虚
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚖
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蠔／蚝
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 諕／𬤀
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 譹／𬤫
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 豪
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貇
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貉
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𠢕

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 好 (SV: hiếu). This form is from the verbal 好 (MC xawH, “to be fond of, to like”), while the reading hảo is from the adjectival 好 (MC xawX, “good”). In term of phonetic development, although it is not considered "standard" Sino-Vietnamese, háo would be the expected Sino-Vietnamese reflex of the verbal form, not hiếu.

Compare 告 (MC kawH), which has the regular reading cáo, while kiếu is non-SV.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːw˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [haːw˨˩˦]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːw˦˥]

Verb

háo • (好, 𣉶)

to crave (to want strongly)
háo thắng/hiếu thắng ― competitive (literally, “hell-bent on winning”)

háo sắc/hiếu sắc ― prone to chasing or hitting on women

Derived terms

Anagrams

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