Cantonese words starting with H

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To end abstinence, stop fasting, or break a religious taboo.

To fire, dismiss, or expel someone from their job or position.

Bay; a traditional unit of architectural width equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house.

To settle, conclude, or resolve a matter, typically used with a negative.

To come unglued, unpeeled, or unstuck where adhesive was used.

開雞竇开鸡窦

To set up or run a brothel.

Carat gold; an alloy containing a specified proportion of gold.

To start up a machine, computer, mobile phone, or engine; to boot up; to start filming.

To start filming a movie or television series.

To expand territory or pioneer a frontier area.

Kaijiang county in Dazhou, Sichuan province, China.

hoi1 gong1 jyun6

開江縣开江县

Kaijiang, a county in Dazhou, Sichuan Province.

To begin a lecture, speech, or class.

hoi1 gong2 jau5 waa6

開講有話开讲有话

As the saying goes; as the proverb says.

開高叉开高叉

To have a high slit, usually referring to a dress, skirt, or cheongsam.

To reveal the answer to a riddle or puzzle.

To start a game, an event, or an activity.

開罐頭开罐头

To have sex with a female virgin.

To start work, get back to work, or be currently on duty.

hoi1 gung1 bat1 fong3 zin3

開弓不放箭开弓不放箭

To draw the bow without shooting the arrow; to be all talk and no action.

hoi1 gung1 din2 lai5

開工典禮开工典礼

An opening, commencement, or groundbreaking ceremony.

hoi1 gung1 mut6 jau5 wui4 tau4 zin3

開弓沒有回頭箭开弓没有回头箭

Once you have shot the arrow, there is no getting it back; to have to finish what one started.

To reopen borders or lift cross-border travel restrictions.

To dig, excavate, or tap into resources.

To found or establish a state or nation.

hoi1 gwok3 gung1 san4

開國功臣开国功臣

An outstanding founding minister or general who helped establish a new dynasty or state.

hoi1 gwok3 jyun4 fan1

開國元勛开国元勋

Founding figure of a country, dynasty, company, or institution.

hoi1 gwok3 jyun4 fan1

開國元勳开国元勋

A founding figure of a country, dynasty, or institution.

To consecrate or dot the eyes of a newly completed deity statue in Buddhist or Taoist ceremonies.

To open a book; to read.

hoi1 gyun2 jau5 jik1

開卷有益开卷有益

Reading is always beneficial.

To dig a ditch or trench.

開黑店开黑店

To run a shady business that cheats or overcharges its customers.

To cultivate, reclaim, or clear wild land for agricultural use.

To open one's mouth to speak; to start talking.

hoi1 hau2 gap3 zoek6 lei6

開口夾著脷开口夹着脷

To speak inadvertently and cause embarrassment, offend others, or bring bad luck.

hoi1 hau2 gap6 zoek6 lei6

開口及著脷开口及着脷

To put one's foot in one's mouth; to constantly say the wrong or inappropriate thing as soon as one speaks.

hoi1 hau2 jau5 waa6

開口有話开口有话

As the proverb says; as the saying goes.

hoi1 hau2 kap6 zoek6 lei6

開口及着脷开口及着脷

To speak without thinking and constantly say the wrong thing, offending people.

hoi1 hau2 maai4 hau2

開口埋口开口埋口

To constantly mention or always bring up a particular topic whenever one speaks.

hoi1 hau2 mung6

開口夢开口梦

To talk in one's sleep, or to talk nonsense.

開口子开口子

To have a dike break, or figuratively, to open the floodgates by making a concession or setting a precedent.

開口棗开口枣

Deep-fried sesame cookie balls.

開後門开后门

To open the back door; to use influence or bribery to get something done.

To greenlight, prepare, or begin production on a movie or play.

To allow or permit.

To drive away, or to dismiss someone from a job.

To begin to understand; to have things suddenly become clear.

To dig or open up a river; to thaw, referring to a frozen river.