Cantonese words starting with H

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开步
hoi1 bou6to step forward
开本
hoi1 bun2book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16-kai format 16開|16开[shi2 liu4 kai1] is roughly A4)
开衩
hoi1 caa3slit (in clothing)
开餐
hoi1 caan1have a meal (spoken)
开车
hoi1 ce1(verb) Start a car engine and drive
开车人
hoi1 ce1 jan4driver
开除
hoi1 ceoi4to expel (a member of an organization)
开除党籍
hoi1 ceoi4 dong2 zik6to expel from the Party
开除学籍
hoi1 ceoi4 hok6 zik6to expel from school
开春
hoi1 ceon1beginning of spring
开出
hoi1 ceot1to issue; to offer; (of vehicle) to depart from
开始
hoi1 ci2to begin; to start; CL:個|个[ge4]
开晴
hoi1 cing4to brighten up
开设
hoi1 cit3to offer (goods or services)
开初
hoi1 co1at the outset; early
开枪
hoi1 coeng1to open fire
开畅
hoi1 coeng3happy and carefree
开场
hoi1 coeng4to begin; to start
开场白
hoi1 coeng4 baak6prologue of play; preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
开彩
hoi1 coi2to draw the lottery
开采
hoi1 coi2to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to mine
开赛
hoi1 coi3to start a match
开仓
hoi1 cong1to set up an account with a broker [colloquial]
开敞
hoi1 cong2wide open
开创
hoi1 cong3to initiate; to start; to found
开创性
hoi1 cong3 sing3innovative
开打
hoi1 daa2(of a sports competition or match) to commence; to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera); to come to blows
开大
hoi1 daai6to open wide; to turn up; to defecate
开大价
hoi1 daai6 gaa3to ask for something very unreasonably expensive, usually money
开大油门
hoi1 daai6 jau4 mun4to open the throttle; to let her rip
开大片
hoi1 daai6 pin2to start a big gang fight [colloquial]
开单
hoi1 daan1to bill
开底
hoi1 dai2open base; the outer side
开灯
hoi1 dang1to turn on the light
开地
hoi1 dei6to clear land (for cultivation)
开啲
hoi1 di1further away; further apart [colloquial]
开店
hoi1 dim3to open shop
开吊
hoi1 diu3to hold memorial service
开裆裤
hoi1 dong1 fu3open-crotch pants (for toddlers)
开档
hoi1 dong3the opening of a business
开刀
hoi1 dou1(verb) o undergo a surgery
开都河
hoi1 dou1 ho4Kaidu River, Xinjiang
开赌
hoi1 dou2to allow the gambling to commence; to set up a gambling den [colloquial]
开倒车
hoi1 dou3 ce1to drive in reverse; retrogressive
开导
hoi1 dou6to talk sb round; to straighten sth out; to enlighten
开道
hoi1 dou6to clear the way
开冻
hoi1 dung3to thaw
开动
hoi1 dung6to start; to move; to dig in (eating)
开端
hoi1 dyun1start
开花
hoi1 faa1to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst with joy

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