好勁 [－劲]

Jyutping hou2 ging6
Pinyin hǎo jìn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. very powerful (spoken)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 很厲害 – 很厉害
  2. 很了不起
  3. 很棒
  4. 很不錯 – 很不错
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    阿 Tony 打网球真系好劲呀！
    阿 Tony 打網球真係好勁呀！
    aa3 Ｔ o n y daa2 mong5 kau4 zan1 hai6 hou3 ging6 aa3 ！
    • What a good tennis player Tony is!
  2. Cantonese
    Tom真系好劲。
    Tom真係好勁。
    Ｔ o m zan1 hai6 hou3 ging6 。
    • Tom is really good.
  3. Cantonese
    阿Tom游水好劲。
    阿Tom游水好勁。
    aa3 Ｔ o m jau4 seoi2 hou2 ging6 。
    • Tom is able to swim well.
  4. Cantonese
    参考书目写到鬼咁长，冇人会觉得你好劲。
    參考書目寫到鬼咁長，冇人會覺得你好勁。
    caam1 haau2 syu1 muk6 se2 dou3 gwai2 gam3 coeng4 ， mou5 jan4 wui5 gok3 dak1 nei5 hou2 ging6 。
    • Long bibliographies don't impress anyone.
  5. Cantonese
    佢同你一样，打哥尔夫球都好劲。
    佢同你一樣，打哥爾夫球都好勁。
    keoi5 tung4 nei5 jat1 joeng6 ， daa2 go1 ji5 fu1 kau4 dou1 hou3 ging6 。
    • He, just like you, is a good golfer.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢烧得好劲。
    佢燒得好勁。
    keoi5 siu1 dak1 hou2 ging6.
    • He has a very high fever.
  2. Cantonese
    个神童好劲㗎！跑步读书弹琴社交瓣瓣掂。
    個神童好勁㗎！跑步讀書彈琴社交瓣瓣掂。
    go3 san4 tung4 hou2 ging6 gaa3! paau2 bou6 duk6 syu1 taan4 kam4 se5 gaau1 faan6 faan6 dim6.
    • That prodigy are phenomenal! He's good across the fields, like running, studying, piano and social relationships.
  3. Cantonese
    呢间补习社掠水好劲，连冷气都要收钱。
    呢間補習社掠水好勁，連冷氣都要收錢。
    nei1 gaan1 bou2 zaap6 se5 loek1 seoi2 hou2 ging6, lin4 laang5 hei3 dou1 jiu3 sau1 cin2.
    • This tutorial center has many ways to charge you. They even charge you air-condition fee.
  4. Cantonese
    近年通胀好劲，一碟叉烧饭由三十蚊加到五十蚊。
    近年通脹好勁，一碟叉燒飯由三十蚊加到五十蚊。
    gan6 nin4 tung1 zoeng3 hou2 ging6, jat1 dip6 caa1 siu1 faan6 jau4 saam1 sap6 man1 gaa1 dou3 ng5 sap6 man1
    • Inflation is high in recent years. A dish of cha-siu rice went from $30 to $50.
  5. Cantonese
    李小龙啲功夫好劲。
    李小龍啲功夫好勁。
    lei5 siu2 lung4 di1 gung1 fu1 hou2 ging6
    • Bruce Lee is a kung fu master.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    好劲
    好勁
    hou2 ging6
    • amazing