Cantonese words starting with H

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Optimistic, cheerful, and lighthearted.

To start up a furnace, stove, or production line; to resume cooking or manufacturing after a break.

Kailu; a county of Inner Mongolia.

hoi1 lou5 jyun6

開魯縣开鲁县

Kailu County, a county in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia.

To open a way or clear a path; to lead the way.

hoi1 lou6 sin1 fung1

開路先鋒开路先锋

Pioneer or trailblazer.

hoi1 luk6 dang1

開綠燈开绿灯

To give the green light; to approve, agree to, or permit.

hoi1 lung4 zoek2

開籠雀开笼雀

A happy person who chatters or talks non-stop.

hoi1 maai4 zeng2 bei2 jan4 sik6 seoi2

開埋井俾人食水开埋井俾人食水

To work hard on something from scratch, only to have someone else take all the credit and benefits.

hoi1 maan6 kwan4 dou2

開曼群島开曼群岛

hoi1 mak6 laai1

開麥拉开麦拉

Camera; the roll-camera cue used in filmmaking.

To whet the appetite; to stimulate one's desire to eat.

To paint a face in Cantonese opera, pluck facial hair in wedding rituals, or carve statue features.

Open-minded, enlightened, or liberal; willing to accept other ideas and opinions.

hoi1 ming4 geoi1 maa5

開明車馬开明车马

To show one's intention or purpose openly; to be upfront and transparent about something.

hoi1 ming4 gwan1 zyu2

開明君主开明君主

An enlightened sovereign or monarch.

To open or inaugurate a building; to officially begin a major event.

開幕詞开幕词

Opening speech or address, such as at a conference or event.

hoi1 mok6 din2 lai5

開幕典禮开幕典礼

Opening ceremony.

開幕式开幕式

Opening ceremony.

To open a door, or to open for business.

hoi1 mun4 baan6 hok6

開門辦學开门办学

Open-door schooling; an educational policy of integrating academic study with practical work and social engagement.

hoi1 mun4 cat1 gin6 si6

開門七件事开门七件事

The seven basic necessities of daily life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea.

hoi1 mun4 gin3 saan1

開門見山开门见山

To get straight to the point and speak directly without beating around the bush.

hoi1 mun4 gin3 saan1 gong2

開門見山講开门见山讲

To get straight to the point.

hoi1 mun4 hung4

開門紅开门红

A good beginning; a successful start to an endeavor or a new year.

hoi1 mun4 jap1 dou6

開門揖盜开门揖盗

To invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand; to leave the door open for thieves.

To bloom abundantly or be in full bloom.

To begin schooling or primary education as a child.

To receive condolences; to accept expressions of sympathy from mourners.

To smile or look happy with a beaming face.

To open one's eyes.

hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3

開眼界开眼界

To broaden one's horizons or expand one's knowledge and experience of the world.

hoi1 ngaang6 gung1

開硬弓开硬弓

To do something by force or to insist on doing something despite difficulties.

Over and above; more than a certain amount.

To discipline children by spanking or scolding them during the Lunar New Year.

To start filming a movie, television series, or other video production.

To open fire with artillery, or to launch a fierce verbal attack against someone.

To throw or hold a party.

To open up, establish, or create a route, space, or path that did not exist before.

開闢者开辟者

Pioneer; a trailblazer who opens up or develops a new area.

The beginning or opening section of a literary work or article.

To have a gang fight, typically between triad groups or gangs using weapons.

hoi1 pin2 pek3 jau2

開片劈友开片劈友

To start a gang fight involving weapons.

To spread its tail feathers, especially of a peacock.

Kaiping (or Hoiping), a city in Guangdong province, China, and one of the Siyi (Four Counties).

hoi1 ping4 diu1 lau4

開平碉樓开平碉楼

Kaiping Diaolou; the historic multi-story watchtowers in Kaiping, Guangdong, China.

hoi1 ping4 fai3

開瓶費开瓶费

Corkage fee; a charge made by a restaurant for opening and serving wine brought in by a customer.

hoi1 ping4 hei3

開瓶器开瓶器

Bottle opener or corkscrew; a tool used to remove metal caps or corks from bottles.

hoi1 ping4 keoi1

開平區开平区

Kaiping, a district of Tangshan City, Hebei.