好話 [－话]

Jyutping hou2 waa6
Pinyin hǎo huà

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    令人​對​其他人​有​好感​嘅​説​話
    words of praise, fine words
    • 你同我講番幾句好話喇！
      你同我讲番几句好话喇！
      Can you put in a good word for me?
  2. 名詞
    質問​並且​強調​對方​唔​知​自己​講緊​乜
    what do you know?
    • 好話嘞，我就係佢師傅。
      好话嘞，我就系佢师傅。
      Well, what do you know? I am his master.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 謝謝 – 谢谢
  2. 哪裡 – 哪里

好話 [－话]

Jyutping hou2 waa2
Pinyin hǎo huà

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. friendly advice
  2. words spoken on sb's behalf
  3. a good word
  4. kind words
  5. words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. Condemn; 2. Blame; 3. Criticize (used before a pronoun)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    fine words; words of praise, or comfort (Classifier: 句)
    • 好話説盡，壞事做絕
      好话说尽，坏事做绝
      hǎo huà shuō jìn ， huài shì zuò jué
      to say as many fine words as one can and do as many bad deeds as one is able to
  2. noun
    good advice (Classifier: 句)
  3. noun
    plea; apology (Classifier: 句)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    如果你没好话说，那就什么都别说。
    如果你沒好話説，那就什麼都別説。
    rú guǒ nǐ méi hǎo huà shuō ， nà jiù shén me dōu bié shuō 。
    • If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好话俾人听住。
    唔好話俾人聽住。
    m4 hou2 waa2 bei2 jan4 ting1 zyu6 。
    • Don't tell anyone yet.
  2. Cantonese
    唔好话俾佢哋听。
    唔好話俾佢哋聽。
    m4 hou2 waa2 bei2 keoi5 dei2 ting1 。
    • Don't tell them.
  3. Cantonese
    唔好话俾陌生人知你叫咩名呀，人哋问你都唔好讲。
    唔好話俾陌生人知你叫咩名呀，人哋問你都唔好講。
    m4 hou2 waa2 bei2 mak6 sang1 jan4 zi1 nei5 giu3 me1 ming4 aa3 ， jan4 dei2 man6 nei5 dou1 m4 hou2 gong2 。
    • Don't go telling strangers your name, even if they ask you what it is.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    先唔好话你咁冇口齿，就算你有，我都信你唔过。
    先唔好話你咁冇口齒，就算你有，我都信你唔過。
    sin1 m4 hou2 waa6 nei5 gam3 mou5 hau2 ci2, zau6 syun3 nei5 jau5, ngo5 dou1 seon3 nei5 m4 gwo3.
    • Regardless of your lack of trustworthiness, even you keep your word, I can't trust you.
  2. Cantonese
    佢好八㗎，有咩秘密唔好话佢知。
    佢好八㗎，有咩秘密唔好話佢知。
    keoi5 hou2 baat3 gaa3, jau5 me1 bei3 mat6 m4 hou2 waa6 keoi5 zi1.
    • She really loves to gossip, don't tell her any secret.
  3. Cantonese
    好话唔好听，你都咁大个人嘞，重要人下下提住先识做。
    好話唔好聽，你都咁大個人嘞，重要人下下提住先識做。
    hou2 waa6 m4 hou2 teng1, nei5 dou1 gam3 daai6 go3 jan4 laak3, zung6 jiu3 jan4 haa5 haa5 tai4 zyu6 sin1 sik1 zou6.
    • Honestly speaking, you are a grown up. How come you need to be reminded what you should do every time?
  4. Cantonese
    你同我讲番几句好话喇！
    你同我講番幾句好話喇！
    • Can you put in a good word for me?
  5. Cantonese
    好话嘞，我就系佢师傅。
    好話嘞，我就係佢師傅。
    • Well, what do you know? I am his master.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    好话说尽，坏事做绝
    好話説盡，壞事做絕
    hǎo huà shuō jìn ， huài shì zuò jué
    • to say as many fine words as one can and do as many bad deeds as one is able to