好好先生

Chinese

		in perfectly good condition; all out; to one's heart's content in perfectly good condition; all out; to one's heart's content; earnestly; hard	one who was born earlier; mister; sir
simp. and trad. (好好先生)		好好	先生

Etymology

Literally, "Mister Yes-Yes."

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎohǎo xiānsheng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hou² hou² sin¹ saang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hǎohǎo xiānsheng [Phonetic: háohǎoxiānsheng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haohao shian.sheng
  - IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hou² hou² sin¹ saang¹
  - Yale: hóu hóu sīn sāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hou² hou² sin¹ saang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hou² hou² xin¹ sang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hou̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵ siːn⁵⁵ sɑːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

好好先生

(colloquial) yes man

Synonyms

跟屁蟲／跟屁虫 (gēnpìchóng)
應聲蟲／应声虫 (yìngshēngchóng)

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