Cantonese words starting with H
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開步开步
hoi1 bou6to step forward
開本开本
hoi1 bun2book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16-kai format 16開|16开[shi2 liu4 kai1] is roughly A4)
開衩开衩
hoi1 caa3slit (in clothing)
開餐开餐
hoi1 caan1have a meal (spoken)
開車开车
hoi1 ce1(verb) Start a car engine and drive
開車人开车人
hoi1 ce1 jan4driver
開除开除
hoi1 ceoi4to expel (a member of an organization)
開除黨籍开除党籍
hoi1 ceoi4 dong2 zik6to expel from the Party
開除學籍开除学籍
hoi1 ceoi4 hok6 zik6to expel from school
開春开春
hoi1 ceon1beginning of spring
開出开出
hoi1 ceot1to issue; to offer; (of vehicle) to depart from
開始开始
hoi1 ci2to begin; to start; CL:個|个[ge4]
開晴开晴
hoi1 cing4to brighten up
開設开设
hoi1 cit3to offer (goods or services)
開初开初
hoi1 co1at the outset; early
開槍开枪
hoi1 coeng1to open fire
開暢开畅
hoi1 coeng3happy and carefree
開場开场
hoi1 coeng4to begin; to start
開場白开场白
hoi1 coeng4 baak6prologue of play; preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
開彩开彩
hoi1 coi2to draw the lottery
開採开采
hoi1 coi2to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to mine
開賽开赛
hoi1 coi3to start a match
開倉开仓
hoi1 cong1to set up an account with a broker [colloquial]
開敞开敞
hoi1 cong2wide open
開創开创
hoi1 cong3to initiate; to start; to found
開創性开创性
hoi1 cong3 sing3innovative
開打开打
hoi1 daa2(of a sports competition or match) to commence; to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera); to come to blows
開大开大
hoi1 daai6to open wide; to turn up; to defecate
開大價开大价
hoi1 daai6 gaa3to ask for something very unreasonably expensive, usually money
開大油門开大油门
hoi1 daai6 jau4 mun4to open the throttle; to let her rip
開大片开大片
hoi1 daai6 pin2to start a big gang fight [colloquial]
開單开单
hoi1 daan1to bill
開底开底
hoi1 dai2open base; the outer side
開燈开灯
hoi1 dang1to turn on the light
開地开地
hoi1 dei6to clear land (for cultivation)
開啲开啲
hoi1 di1further away; further apart [colloquial]
開店开店
hoi1 dim3to open shop
開弔开吊
hoi1 diu3to hold memorial service
開襠褲开裆裤
hoi1 dong1 fu3open-crotch pants (for toddlers)
開檔开档
hoi1 dong3the opening of a business
開刀开刀
hoi1 dou1(verb) o undergo a surgery
開都河开都河
hoi1 dou1 ho4Kaidu River, Xinjiang
開賭开赌
hoi1 dou2to allow the gambling to commence; to set up a gambling den [colloquial]
開倒車开倒车
hoi1 dou3 ce1to drive in reverse; retrogressive
開導开导
hoi1 dou6to talk sb round; to straighten sth out; to enlighten
開道开道
hoi1 dou6to clear the way
開凍开冻
hoi1 dung3to thaw
開動开动
hoi1 dung6to start; to move; to dig in (eating)
開端开端
hoi1 dyun1start
開花开花
hoi1 faa1to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst with joy
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