好惡 [－恶]

Jyutping hou3 wu3
Pinyin hào wù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. likes and dislikes
  2. preferences
  3. taste
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    likes and dislikes; love and hate
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    决定我们的行为的既不是善，也不是恶。而是我们的好恶，或者是快乐与不快乐。我只能这样想。
    決定我們的行為的既不是善，也不是惡。而是我們的好惡，或者是快樂與不快樂。我只能這樣想。
    jué dìng wǒ men de xíng wéi de jì bú shi shàn ， yě bú shi è 。 ér shì wǒ men de hào wù ， huò zhě shì kuài lè yǔ bù kuài lè 。 wǒ zhǐ néng zhè yàng xiǎng 。
    • It is neither evil nor good which determines our behaviour. It is our preferences, or even the ability to choose what suits us best. I've never thought otherwise.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    上完体育堂，班房𠮶阵体臭真系好恶顶。
    上完體育堂，班房嗰陣體臭真係好惡頂。
    soeng5 jyun4 tai2 juk6 tong4, baan1 fong2 go2 zam6 tai2 cau3 zan1 hai6 hou2 ok3 ding2.
    • After the P.E. class, the body odour in the classroom is unbearable.
  2. Cantonese
    我以为佢好恶，但识落原来都几 nice。
    我以為佢好惡，但識落原來都幾 nice。
    ngo5 ji5 wai4 keoi5 hou2 ok3, daan6 sik1 lok6 jyun4 loi4 dou1 gei2 nais1.
    • I thought he was an unfriendly person, but after getting to know him, I realize that he's actually quite nice.
  3. Cantonese
    份工好恶做，下个月 唔捞！
    份工好惡做，下個月 唔撈！
    fan6 gung1 hou2 ok3 zou6, haa6 go3 jyut6 m4 lou1!
    • This job is too hard to do, I'll quit next month!
  4. Cantonese
    呢单嘢好恶搞！
    呢單嘢好惡搞！
    ni1 daan1 je5 hou2 ok3 gaau2!
    • This matter is really difficult!
  5. Cantonese
    童话故仔好多都描述到啲继母好恶。
    童話故仔好多都描述到啲繼母好惡。
    tung4 waa2 gu2 zai2 hou2 do1 dou1 miu4 seot6 dou3 di1 gai3 mou5 hou2 ok3.
    • Fairy tales often depict stepmothers as villainous.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我有手足，自谋温饱；我有口舌，自陈好恶。
    我有手足，自謀温飽；我有口舌，自陳好惡。
    wǒ yǒu shǒu zú ， zì móu wēn bǎo ； wǒ yǒu kǒu shé ， zì chén hào è ．
    • I have my own hands and feet, with which I shall earn food and clothing by myself; I have my own mouth and tongue, with which I shall state love and hate by myself.