晚上好

Chinese

evening; night good; well; be fond of
simp. and trad.
(晚上好)
晚上

Pronunciation


Interjection

晚上好

  1. good evening

Usage notes

Typically, 晚上好 (wǎnshànghǎo) is used as a greeting, while 晚安 (wǎn'ān) is used when parting or ending a conversation.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 晚安 (“good night”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 晚安
Mandarin Beijing 晚安
Taiwan 晚安
Cantonese Guangzhou 早敨、早啲敨
Hong Kong 早敨
Shunde 早敨
Foshan 早敨
Zhongshan 早敨
Dongguan 早敨
Taishan 早啲瞓
Doumen 早啲
Kaiping 早啲瞓
Hakka Meixian 食夜無
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 暗安
Liudui (S. Sixian) 暗安
Hsinchu (Hailu) 暗安
Dongshi (Dabu) 暗安
Zhuolan (Raoping) 暗安
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 暗安

See also

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