Cantonese words starting with H

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hoi1 bou6
开步
To step forward or start walking.
hoi1 bun2
开本
Book format or size, such as quarto or octavo.
hoi1 caa3
开衩
A slit in a garment, such as a skirt or dress.
hoi1 caan1
开餐
To start a meal or a feast.
hoi1 ce1
开车
To make or share pornographic, suggestive, or sexually explicit comments or videos.
hoi1 ce1 jan4
开车人
Driver; the person operating a vehicle.
hoi1 ceoi4
开除
To expel, dismiss, or discharge someone from an organization or position.
hoi1 ceoi4 dong2 zik6
开除党籍
To expel from the Party, especially a political party.
hoi1 ceoi4 hok6 zik6
开除学籍
To expel from school; to dismiss a student and revoke their enrollment.
hoi1 ceon1
开春
The beginning of spring; the start of the lunar new year.
hoi1 ceot1
开出
To issue or write out, to offer, or of a vehicle to depart.
hoi1 ci2
开始
To begin, start, or initiate a process or action.
hoi1 cing4
开晴
To clear up; to brighten up after rain or cloudiness.
hoi1 cit3
开设
To open or set up a business operation in a physical location.
hoi1 co1
开初
At the outset; in the beginning; early on.
hoi1 coeng1
开枪
To fire a gun; to shoot or open fire.
hoi1 coeng3
开畅
Happy, carefree, and cheerful.
hoi1 coeng4
开场
To start or commence, typically of a show, movie, or performance.
hoi1 coeng4 baak6
开场白
Opening remarks, prologue, or introductory remarks used to introduce a main topic.
hoi1 coi2
开彩
To draw a lottery; to announce the winning lottery numbers.
hoi1 coi2
开采
To mine, extract, or exploit natural resources from the ground.
hoi1 coi3
开赛
To start a competition, match, or tournament.
hoi1 cong1
开仓
To have a warehouse sale, or to open a position in the financial markets.
hoi1 cong2
开敞
Wide open; spacious and open.
hoi1 cong3
开创
To initiate, create, or found something that has never been done before.
hoi1 cong3 sing3
开创性
Pioneering, groundbreaking, or innovative.
hoi1 daa2
开打
To start a sports match, to perform stage fighting, or to start a physical fight.
hoi1 daai6
开大
To result in "big" in gambling; also to defecate, or to use an ultimate skill in a game.
hoi1 daai6 gaa3
开大价
To ask for an unreasonably high price, usually for money.
hoi1 daai6 jau4 mun4
开大油门
To open the throttle wide; to accelerate fully or let her rip.
hoi1 daai6 pin2
开大片
To have a large-scale gang fight or group brawl, typically involving weapons.
hoi1 daan1
开单
To write or issue an invoice, receipt, or bill.
hoi1 dai2
开底
To have an open base, bottom, or outer side.
hoi1 dang1
开灯
To turn on the light; to switch on a lamp.
hoi1 dei6
开地
To clear land for cultivation or development.
hoi1 di1
开啲
Further away or further apart.
hoi1 dim3
开店
To open a shop; to start or open a business.
hoi1 diu3
开吊
To hold a memorial service.
hoi1 dong1 fu3
开裆裤
Open-crotch pants worn by toddlers to facilitate easy toileting.
hoi1 dong3
开档
To set up a stall or booth to start business; to open for the day.
hoi1 dou1
开刀
To undergo or perform surgery; also to punish or take action against someone as a target.
hoi1 dou1 ho4
开都河
Kaidu River, a river in Xinjiang, China.
hoi1 dou2
开赌
To open a casino or gambling establishment.
hoi1 dou3 ce1
开倒车
To drive in reverse, or to act in a retrogressive manner.
hoi1 dou6
开导
To guide, enlighten, or counsel someone to help them understand and move past their worries.
hoi1 dou6
开道
To clear the way
hoi1 dung3
开冻
To thaw or defrost.
hoi1 dung6
开动
To start a machine, begin moving a vehicle, or to start eating.
hoi1 dyun1
开端
The beginning, start, or initial stage of an event or thing.
hoi1 faa1
开花
To bloom or blossom; used as a post-verbal complement to indicate an extreme or severe state.