好不 [－－]

Jyutping hou3 bat1
Pinyin hǎo bù

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    very
    • 場面好不熱鬧
      场面好不热闹
      chǎng miàn hǎo bù rè nao
      a very lively scene
    • 平靜臉孔映着繽紛色彩 讓人好不疼愛
      平静脸孔映着缤纷色彩 让人好不疼爱
      píng jìng liǎn kǒng yìng zhe bīn fēn sè cǎi ， ràng rén hǎo bù ｔéｎｇàｉ
      X
  2. adv
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 好, 不.

好不 [－－]

Jyutping hou2 bat1
Pinyin hǎo bù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. not at all ...
  2. how very ...
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他们好不容易才回答了他们老师的问题。
    他們好不容易才回答了他們老師的問題。
    tā men hǎo bù róng yì cái huí dá le tā men lǎo shī de wèn tí 。
    • They answered their teacher's question with difficulty.
  2. Mandarin
    不要说话，好不好？
    不要説話，好不好？
    bù yào shuō huà ， hǎo bu hǎo ？
    • Quit talking, will you?
  3. Mandarin
    你最好不要去那儿。
    你最好不要去那兒。
    nǐ zuì hǎo bù yào qù nà er 。
    • You'd better not go there.
  4. Mandarin
    说的好不如做的好
    説的好不如做的好
    shuō de hǎo bù rú zuò de hǎo
    • It is better to do well than to say well.
  5. Mandarin
    你进来的时候最好不要把我弄醒。
    你進來的時候最好不要把我弄醒。
    nǐ jìn lái de shí hou zuì hǎo bù yào bǎ wǒ nòng xǐng 。
    • You had better not wake me up when you come in.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    啲叻嘅人通常都好不可一世。
    啲叻嘅人通常都好不可一世。
    di1 lik1 ge3 jan4 tung1 soeng4 dou1 hou3 bat1 ho2 jat1 sai3 。
    • Intelligent people are often arrogant.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    公司不停削减福利，员工都对公司好不满。
    公司不停削減福利，員工都對公司好不滿。
    gung1 si1 bat1 ting4 soek3 gaam2 fuk1 lei6, jyun4 gung1 dou1 deoi3 gung1 si1 hou2 bat1 mun5.
    • The staff is really discontent with their company because the company keeps cutting employees' welfare.
  2. Cantonese
    我男朋友系个中央空调，搞到我成日都好不安。
    我男朋友係個中央空調，搞到我成日都好不安。
    ngo5 naam4 pang4 jau5 hai6 go3 zung1 joeng1 hung1 tiu4, gaau2 dou3 ngo5 sing4 jat6 dou1 hou2 bat1 on1
    • My boyfriend is too nice and kind to every girl around him, which makes me insecure all the time.
  3. Cantonese
    佢好不容易先至买到戏飞，点知临时有事去唔到。
    佢好不容易先至買到戲飛，點知臨時有事去唔到。
    keoi5 hou2 bat1 jung4 ji3 sin1 zi3 maai5 dou2 hei3 fei1, dim2 zi1 lam4 si4 jau5 si6 heoi3 m4 dou2.
    • It was not easy for her to get the movie tickets, but something happened and she couldn't make it.
  4. Cantonese
    听日就系deadline喇。啲嘢未做晒，你就话请半日假听音乐会，你知唔知你噉做好不负责任啊？
    聽日就係deadline喇。啲嘢未做晒，你就話請半日假聽音樂會，你知唔知你噉做好不負責任啊？
    ting1 jat6 zau6 hai6 det1 laai1 laa3. di1 je5 mei6 zou6 saai3, nei5 zau6 waa6 ceng2 bun3 jat6 gaa3 teng1 jam1 ngok6 wui2, nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 nei5 gam2 zou6 hou2 bat1 fu6 zaak3 jam6 aa3?
    • Tomorrow is the deadline. The stuff has not been finished yet, but you are about to take half-day leave for going to a concert. Do you know you are irresponsible?
  5. Cantonese
    佢份人好不负责任，所以每份工都做唔长。
    佢份人好不負責任，所以每份工都做唔長。
    keoi5 fan6 jan4 hou2 bat1 fu6 zaak3 jam6, so2 ji5 mui5 fan6 gung1 dou1 zou6 m4 coeng4.
    • He doesn't take his responsibility, so he can't keep every job for a long time.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    再好不过了！
    再好不過了！
    zài hǎo bù guò le ！
    • That's fantastic! (It couldn't be better!)
  2. Mandarin
    这是一件再好不过的事情。
    這是一件再好不過的事情。
    zhè shì yī jiàn zài hǎo bù guò de shì qíng ．
    • This is a great thing.
  3. Mandarin
    不过，使用BT也需要注意的地方，如使用BT的客户端软件下载完以后，硬盘上就多了一颗BT种子，此时，最好不好关闭BT软件，否则网络中就少了一颗BT种子，如果大家都那么自私，BT将不复存在。
    不過，使用BT也需要注意的地方，如使用BT的客户端軟件下載完以後，硬盤上就多了一顆BT種子，此時，最好不好關閉BT軟件，否則網絡中就少了一顆BT種子，如果大家都那麼自私，BT將不復存在。
    bù guò ， shǐ yòng ＢＴ yě xū yào zhù yì de dì fang ， rú shǐ yòng ＢＴ de kè hù duān ruǎn jiàn xià zǎi wán yǐ hòu ， yìng pán shàng jiù duō le yī kē ＢＴ zhǒng zi ， cǐ shí ， zuì hǎo bù hǎo guān bì ＢＴ ruǎn jiàn ， fǒu zé wǎng luò zhōng jiù shào le yī kē ＢＴ zhǒng zi ， rú guǒ dà jiā dōu nà me zì sī ， ＢＴ jiāng bù fù cún zài ．
    • However, there is something to note when using BitTorrent. After a BitTorrent client program has finished downloading, the hard drive will have one more BitTorrent seed. At this time, it is best not to close the BitTorrent program, or else the network will have one less BitTorrent seed. If everyone is so selfish, BitTorrent will no longer exist.
  4. Mandarin
    我们明天去，好不好？
    我們明天去，好不好？
    wǒ men míng tiān qù ， hǎo bù hǎo ？
    • Let's go tomorrow, OK?
  5. Mandarin
    等我回去取了钱我送过来，好不好？
    等我回去取了錢我送過來，好不好？
    děng wǒ huí qù qǔ le qián wǒ sòng guò lái ， hǎo bù hǎo ？
    • I'll go back and get the money, then send it back to you, OK?