嗜好

Chinese

		addicted to; fond of	good; well; be fond of
simp. and trad. (嗜好)		嗜	好

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìhào

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si³ hou³
Min Nan (POJ): sī-hòⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: shìhào
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhhaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    嗜好
    謚號／谥号
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si³ hou³
  - Yale: si hou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si³ hou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi³ hou³
  - IPA ^(key): /siː³³ hou̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-hòⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: sī-hònn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sixhvox
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɕi²²⁻²¹ hɔ̃²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi⁴¹⁻²² hɔ̃⁴¹/

Noun

嗜好

special interest; hobby; indulgence; addiction

Usage notes

There is no exact word for 嗜好 in English, but it can in some situations refer to a hobby or interest which people may consider unhealthy. Thus it can carry negative connotations, unlike its neutral near-synonym 愛好／爱好 (àihào).

Synonyms

愛好／爱好 (àihào)
癖好 (pǐhào)
喜好 (xǐhào)

Verb

嗜好

to be specially interested in; to indulge in; to be addicted to

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嗜	好
し Hyōgaiji	こう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

嗜好 (hiragana しこう, rōmaji shikō)

taste; preference

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