Cantonese words starting with H
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hoi1 bou6
開步开步
To step forward or start walking.
hoi1 bun2
開本开本
Book format or size, such as quarto or octavo.
hoi1 caa3
開衩开衩
A slit in a garment, such as a skirt or dress.
hoi1 caan1
開餐开餐
To start a meal or a feast.
hoi1 ce1
開車开车
To make or share pornographic, suggestive, or sexually explicit comments or videos.
hoi1 ce1 jan4
開車人开车人
Driver; the person operating a vehicle.
hoi1 ceoi4
開除开除
To expel, dismiss, or discharge someone from an organization or position.
hoi1 ceoi4 dong2 zik6
開除黨籍开除党籍
To expel from the Party, especially a political party.
hoi1 ceoi4 hok6 zik6
開除學籍开除学籍
To expel from school; to dismiss a student and revoke their enrollment.
hoi1 ceon1
開春开春
The beginning of spring; the start of the lunar new year.
hoi1 ceot1
開出开出
To issue or write out, to offer, or of a vehicle to depart.
hoi1 ci2
開始开始
To begin, start, or initiate a process or action.
hoi1 cing4
開晴开晴
To clear up; to brighten up after rain or cloudiness.
hoi1 cit3
開設开设
To open or set up a business operation in a physical location.
hoi1 co1
開初开初
At the outset; in the beginning; early on.
hoi1 coeng1
開槍开枪
To fire a gun; to shoot or open fire.
hoi1 coeng3
開暢开畅
Happy, carefree, and cheerful.
hoi1 coeng4
開場开场
To start or commence, typically of a show, movie, or performance.
hoi1 coeng4 baak6
開場白开场白
Opening remarks, prologue, or introductory remarks used to introduce a main topic.
hoi1 coi2
開彩开彩
To draw a lottery; to announce the winning lottery numbers.
hoi1 coi2
開採开采
To mine, extract, or exploit natural resources from the ground.
hoi1 coi3
開賽开赛
To start a competition, match, or tournament.
hoi1 cong1
開倉开仓
To have a warehouse sale, or to open a position in the financial markets.
hoi1 cong2
開敞开敞
Wide open; spacious and open.
hoi1 cong3
開創开创
To initiate, create, or found something that has never been done before.
hoi1 cong3 sing3
開創性开创性
Pioneering, groundbreaking, or innovative.
hoi1 daa2
開打开打
To start a sports match, to perform stage fighting, or to start a physical fight.
hoi1 daai6
開大开大
To result in "big" in gambling; also to defecate, or to use an ultimate skill in a game.
hoi1 daai6 gaa3
開大價开大价
To ask for an unreasonably high price, usually for money.
hoi1 daai6 jau4 mun4
開大油門开大油门
To open the throttle wide; to accelerate fully or let her rip.
hoi1 daai6 pin2
開大片开大片
To have a large-scale gang fight or group brawl, typically involving weapons.
hoi1 daan1
開單开单
To write or issue an invoice, receipt, or bill.
hoi1 dai2
開底开底
To have an open base, bottom, or outer side.
hoi1 dang1
開燈开灯
To turn on the light; to switch on a lamp.
hoi1 dei6
開地开地
To clear land for cultivation or development.
hoi1 di1
開啲开啲
Further away or further apart.
hoi1 dim3
開店开店
To open a shop; to start or open a business.
hoi1 diu3
開弔开吊
To hold a memorial service.
hoi1 dong1 fu3
開襠褲开裆裤
Open-crotch pants worn by toddlers to facilitate easy toileting.
hoi1 dong3
開檔开档
To set up a stall or booth to start business; to open for the day.
hoi1 dou1
開刀开刀
To undergo or perform surgery; also to punish or take action against someone as a target.
hoi1 dou1 ho4
開都河开都河
Kaidu River, a river in Xinjiang, China.
hoi1 dou2
開賭开赌
To open a casino or gambling establishment.
hoi1 dou3 ce1
開倒車开倒车
To drive in reverse, or to act in a retrogressive manner.
hoi1 dou6
開導开导
To guide, enlighten, or counsel someone to help them understand and move past their worries.
hoi1 dou6
開道开道
To clear the way
hoi1 dung3
開凍开冻
To thaw or defrost.
hoi1 dung6
開動开动
To start a machine, begin moving a vehicle, or to start eating.
hoi1 dyun1
開端开端
The beginning, start, or initial stage of an event or thing.
hoi1 faa1
開花开花
To bloom or blossom; used as a post-verbal complement to indicate an extreme or severe state.