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好康

Mandarin · pinyin hǎo kāng

(Tw) benefit; advantage (from Taiwanese 好空, Tai-lo pr. hó-khang)

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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
康: kāng · peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy

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3–1 · hao3 kang1

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noun

(Taiwan, southern Fujian) benefit; advantage

adj

(Hokkien) rich
(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) lucky; fortunate

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