Cantonese words starting with H

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開河期开河期

The period in spring when a frozen river thaws and opens up.

hoi1 hoeng1 tong4

開香堂开香堂

A triad judicial hearing.

hoi1 hoi1 sam1 sam1

開開心心开开心心

To be happy, joyful, or cheerful; happily.

To start a new school term or academic year, or to resume school after a long break.

開學日开学日

The first day of school; commencement day.

To begin to speak, voice an opinion, or state a stance on a matter.

To set sail, begin a voyage, or start a scheduled flight or shipping service.

To bestow favor, mercy, or grace.

To start a print run; to begin printing.

To work late into the night, especially for a job; to burn the midnight oil.

開夜車开夜车

To work or study late into the night; to burn the midnight oil.

To hold a meeting or open a conference.

開爾文开尔文

Lord Kelvin (William Thomson, 1824–1907), British physicist.

To begin a play, movie, or performance.

To host or set up a banquet.

To start to speak.

To start showing a movie or film.

To start doing business, or to start a private practice.

hoi1 jip6 daai6 gat1

開業大吉开业大吉

A wishing of good fortune and prosperity on the opening of a new business.

To prescribe medicine.

Spacious, bright, and unobstructed; offering a wide, comfortable view.

Mizar; Zeta Ursae Majoris, a star in the Big Dipper constellation.

hoi1 joeng4 jyun6

開陽縣开阳县

Kaiyang, a county in Guiyang City, Guizhou.

The reign name of Tang emperor Xuanzong used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity.

Kaiyuan, a county-level city in Liaoning, China.

To broaden sources of income; to develop new revenue streams.

開原市开原市

Kaiyuan, a county-level city in Tieling City, Liaoning.

hoi1 jyun4 zit3 lau4

開源節流开源节流

To broaden sources of income and reduce expenditure; to increase revenue and cut costs.

Kaiyuan, a county-level city in Yunnan province, China.

開遠市开远市

Kaiyuan, a county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.

To start, begin, or initiate a process, era, or device.

An open-fronted garment; a buttoned Chinese tunic or jacket.

hoi1 kam1 laang1 saam1

開襟冷衫开襟冷衫

A cardigan; a knitted button-up or open-front sweater.

To kick off or tee off in sports; an open ball in mathematics.

hoi1 keoi1 gaan1

開區間开区间

Open interval; an interval in mathematics that does not include its endpoints.

Open and vast; spacious and wide.

To mine; to extract ore or minerals from the earth.

To set up, establish, or open an account or branch store.

To open or show something.

To start plowing.

To set a precedent; to establish a new rule or pattern.

To sneak away, slip out, or leave in stealth.

To start the harvest.

To remove facial hair and trim the hairline of a bride-to-be.

To make, draw up, or write down a list.

To split open, crack, or fracture.

Cairo, the capital city of Egypt.

To start a series of activities or an event that will last for a period of time.

hoi1 lo4 daai6 hok6

開羅大學开罗大学

Cairo University.

hoi1 lo4 hot3 dou6

開鑼喝道开锣喝道

To clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly; to announce the arrival of an official.