How to Say ‘I'm so jealous!’ in Traditional Chinese
好羨慕喔！
hǎo xiàn mù ō
[hǎo xiànmù oh]
💬 Usage Tip: 好 before a describing word often means "so": 好羨慕 (hǎo xiàn mù) "so envious", 好累 "so tired".
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 羨慕 is friendly envy, the kind you say happily to a coworker. It's a compliment, not resentment.
Phrase Breakdown
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
so; very
Before an adjective, 好 means 'so' or 'really' as an intensifier.
今天好冷！
It's so cold today!
羨慕
xiàn mù
[xiànmù]
to envy; to admire
Verb expressing friendly envy or admiration of someone's situation.
我很羨慕你有長假。
I really envy you having a long vacation.
喔
ō
[oh]
oh; sentence particle
A friendly final particle that softens the tone and sounds warm or casual.
到時候見喔。
See you then.
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