hảo
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Definition
Adjective: - Good; kind; beautiful: "Hảo" describes a positive quality, indicating something is good, virtuous, kind, or aesthetically pleasing. It is often used in formal or literary contexts and is a component of many Sino-Vietnamese compound words.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tính hảo tâm của ông ấy được mọi người kính trọng. (His kind-hearted nature is respected by everyone.)
- Đó là một cảnh tượng hảo đẹp. (That is a beautifully good sight.)
Advanced Usage
- "Hảo hảo": An emphatic or reduplicated form meaning "very good" or "properly".
- Anh phải hảo hảo học hành. (You must study very well.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hảo hán (n): A brave, gallant man; a hero (from Chinese 好汉).
- Anh ta là một hảo hán. (He is a brave hero.)
- Hảo tâm (n): Goodwill, kindness (from Chinese 好心).
- Làm việc đó với hảo tâm. (Do that with goodwill.)
- Hảo ý (n): Good intention (from Chinese 好意).
- Tôi cảm ơn hảo ý của anh. (I thank you for your good intention.)
- Hảo cảm (n): Favorable impression, good feeling (from Chinese 好感).
- Tôi có hảo cảm với người đó. (I have a good impression of that person.)
Note: The standalone adjective "hảo" is rarely used in modern colloquial Vietnamese. Its primary use is as a bound morpheme in the Sino-Vietnamese compound words listed above. The reference context mentioning a colloquial usage meaning "to have a liking for a certain dish" is considered archaic or highly regional and is not standard in contemporary language.
Synonyms
- Tốt: Good.
- Tử tế: Kind, decent.
- Đẹp: Beautiful.
Related Idioms
- "Hảo sự bất quá tam" (好事不过三): A good thing doesn't happen more than three times; good fortune is rare. (Adapted from Chinese 好事不过三).