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Jyutping hou3 kei4
Pinyin hào qí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. inquisitive
  2. curious
  3. inquisitiveness
  4. curiosity
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    想​知道​一​啲​未知​嘅​嘢
    curious; full of curiosity, inquisitive
    • 好奇心
      好奇心
      hou3 kei4 sam1
      curiosity
    • 好多年青人因為好奇先至試食第一口煙。
      好多年青人因为好奇先至试食第一口烟。
      hou2 do1 nin4 cing1 jan4 jan1 wai6 hou3 kei4 sin1 zi3 si3 sik6 dai6 jat1 hau2 jin1.
      A lot of teenagers take their first puff out of curiosity.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    curious; inquisitive
    (syn.) 好事像
    • 好奇惹禍
      好奇惹祸
      hào qí rě huò
      curiosity killed the cat
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #285
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    “洞里发生了什么?我很好奇。”“我一点也不知道。”
    “洞裏發生了什麼?我很好奇。”“我一點也不知道。”
    “ dòng lǐ fā shēng le shén me ? wǒ hěn hào qí 。”“ wǒ yī diǎn yě bù zhī dào 。”
    • "What's going on in the cave? I'm curious." "I have no idea."
    • "What's happening in the cave? I'm curious." "I have no idea."
  2. Mandarin
    我很好奇。
    我很好奇。
    wǒ hěn hào qí 。
    • I am curious.
    • I'm curious.
    • I'm interested.
    • I'm eager to know.
  3. Mandarin
    好奇会吃苦头的。
    好奇會吃苦頭的。
    hào qí huì chī kǔ tou de 。
    • Curiosity killed the cat.
  4. Mandarin
    他对什么都感好奇。
    他對什麼都感好奇。
    tā duì shén me dōu gǎn hào qí 。
    • He's curious about everything.
    • He is curious about everything.
  5. Mandarin
    "山洞里发生了什么事?" 我很好奇。"我不知道。"
    "山洞裡發生了什麼事?" 我很好奇。"我不知道。"
    " shān dòng lǐ fā shēng le shén me shì ?" wǒ hěn hào qí 。" wǒ bù zhī dào 。"
    • "What's going on in the cave? I'm curious." "I have no idea."
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢咁匆忙,你唔觉得好奇怪咩?
    佢咁匆忙,你唔覺得好奇怪咩?
    keoi5 gam3 cung1 mong4 , nei5 m4 gok3 dak1 hou3 kei4 gwaai3 me1 ?
    • Don't you think it odd that she was in such a hurry?
  2. Cantonese
    我好奇想问吓呢,你会点做呀?
    我好奇想問吓呢,你會點做呀?
    ngo5 hou3 kei4 soeng2 man6 haak3 nei4 , nei5 wui5 dim2 zou6 aa3 ?
    • Just out of curiosity, what would you do?
  3. Cantonese
    啲人喺天气热嘅地方会食咖喱呢啲辣嘅嘢真系好奇怪。
    啲人喺天氣熱嘅地方會食咖喱呢啲辣嘅嘢真係好奇怪。
    di1 jan4 hai2 tin1 hei3 jit6 ge3 dei6 fong1 wui5 sik6 gaa3 lei1 nei4 di1 laat6 ge3 je5 zan1 hai6 hou3 kei4 gwaai3 。
    • It's strange that people in hot climate zones eat spicy things like curry.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    充满好奇心
    充滿好奇心
    cung1 mun5 hou3 kei4 sam1
    • full of curiosity
  2. Cantonese
    好奇心杀死猫
    好奇心殺死貓
    hou3 kei4 sam1 saat3 sei2 maau1
    • curiosity killed the cat
  3. Cantonese
    满足唔到呢班细路嘅好奇心
    滿足唔到呢班細路嘅好奇心
    mun5 zuk1 m4 dou2 ni1 baan1 sai3 lou6 ge3 hou3 kei4 sam1
    • cannot satisfy the curiosity of these kids
  4. Cantonese
    啲奇奇怪怪嘅话题会引起佢嘅好奇心。
    啲奇奇怪怪嘅話題會引起佢嘅好奇心。
    di1 kei4 kei4 gwaai3 gwaai3 ge3 waa6 tai4 wui5 jan5 hei2 keoi5 ge3 hou3 kei4 sam1.
    • Such strange topics would arouse her curiosity.
  5. Cantonese
    佢喺好奇心驱使下,尝试吸毒。
    佢喺好奇心驅使下,嘗試吸毒。
    keoi5 hai2 hou3 kei4 sam1 keoi1 si2 haa6, soeng4 si3 kap1 duk6.
    • He was prompted to drugs by his curiosity.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    好奇惹祸
    好奇惹禍
    hào qí rě huò
    • curiosity killed the cat
  2. Mandarin
    我虽然非常好奇,但心中的恐惧却在左右我的行为。
    我雖然非常好奇,但心中的恐懼卻在左右我的行為。
    wǒ suī rán fēi cháng hào qí , dàn xīn zhōng de kǒng jù què zài zuǒ yòu wǒ de xíng wéi .
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    不过,我难免觉得不甘心——因为,我对超市的其他生鲜食品也好奇极了,却只能气愤自己只懂得用微波烤箱。
    不過,我難免覺得不甘心——因為,我對超市的其他生鮮食品也好奇極了,卻只能氣憤自己只懂得用微波烤箱。
    bù guò , wǒ nán miǎn jué de bù gān xīn — yīn wèi , wǒ duì chāo shì de qí tā shēng xiān shí pǐn yě hào qí jí le , què zhǐ néng qì fèn zì jǐ zhǐ dǒng de yòng wēi bō kǎo xiāng .
    • That said, it was inevitable that I could not accept my failure—that's because I became curious of other fresh food products in the supermarket, yet I could only be mad at myself for only knowing how to use a microwave oven.