Cantonese words starting with H

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hoi1 gaai3to end abstinence; to break (a taboo)

hoi1 gaak3to fire

hoi1 gaan1unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi 尺[chi3]; (architecture) bay

hoi1 gaau1(used with negative) to conclude; (can't) finish

hoi1 gaau1to come unglued

開雞竇开鸡窦

hoi1 gai1 dau3to set up a brothel [colloquial]

hoi1 gam1carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold)

hoi1 gam3to lift a ban

hoi1 gei1to start an engine; to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete

hoi1 geng3 to start shooting

hoi1 goeng1to pioneer a frontier area

hoi1 gong1see 開江縣|开江县[Kai1 jiang1 Xian4]

開江縣开江县

hoi1 gong1 jyun6Kaijiang, a county in Dazhou City 達州市|达州市[Da2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan

hoi1 gong2to begin a lecture

開講有話开讲有话

hoi1 gong2 jau5 waa6as the saying goes

開高叉开高叉

hoi1 gou1 caa1slit dress

hoi1 gu2reveal the answer for a riddle or puzzle

hoi1 guk6opening (chess etc)

開罐頭开罐头

hoi1 gun3 tau2to open a can

hoi1 gung1(verb) Start working

開弓不放箭开弓不放箭

hoi1 gung1 bat1 fong3 zin3lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom); to be all talk and no action

開工典禮开工典礼

hoi1 gung1 din2 lai5the opening ceremony; the commencement ceremony; the groundbreaking ceremony

開弓沒有回頭箭开弓没有回头箭

hoi1 gung1 mut6 jau5 wui4 tau4 zin3lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom); to have to finish what one started

hoi1 gwaan1power switch; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to switch on and off

hoi1 gwat6to dig; to excavate

hoi1 gwok3to found a state

開國功臣开国功臣

hoi1 gwok3 gung1 san4outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state)

開國元勛开国元勋

hoi1 gwok3 jyun4 fan1variant of 開國元勳|开国元勋, founding figure (of country or dynasty); fig. also used of company, school etc

開國元勳开国元勋

hoi1 gwok3 jyun4 fan1founding figure (of a country or dynasty); fig. also used of company or school etc

hoi1 gwong1eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism); to bless; translucent; shaving the head or face (humorous); first light (astronomy)

hoi1 gyun2to open a book

開卷有益开卷有益

hoi1 gyun2 jau5 jik1lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education

hoi1 haang1to open up; to dig a ditch

開黑店开黑店

hoi1 hak1 dim3lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); to run a protection racket

hoi1 han2to clear a wild area for cultivation

hoi1 hau2to request or ask for

開口夾著脷开口夹着脷

hoi1 hau2 gap3 zoek6 lei6to say something that is not supposed to be talked about or something that causes embarrassment or that will offend others

開口及著脷开口及着脷

hoi1 hau2 gap6 zoek6 lei6to put one's foot in one's mouth; to keep on saying the wrong or inappropriate things whenever one speaks [colloquial]

開口有話开口有话

hoi1 hau2 jau5 waa6as the saying goes…..

開口及着脷开口及着脷

hoi1 hau2 kap6 zoek6 lei6(literally: to open one's mouth and bite one's tongue); to be consistently saying the wrong thing

開口埋口开口埋口

hoi1 hau2 maai4 hau2to talk about something always

開口夢开口梦

hoi1 hau2 mung6to talk aloud whilst dreaming, to sleep talk; to talk nonsense

開口子开口子

hoi1 hau2 zi2a dike breaks; to open the floodgates

開口棗开口枣

hoi1 hau2 zou2deep fried sesame balls, a type of snack

開後門开后门

hoi1 hau6 mun2to open the back door; to do a secret or dishonest deal

hoi1 hei3to start an opera

hoi1 heoi2(literary) to allow

hoi1 heoi3(of vehicle) to head for; to dimiss (someone from their job)

hoi1 hiu3to get it straight; enlightenment dawns

hoi1 ho4to open a river; to thaw (of river)

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