Cantonese words starting with H

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hoi1 long5spacious and well-lit; (of character) optimistic; carefree

hoi1 lou4to open a furnace

hoi1 lou5see 開魯縣|开鲁县[Kai1 lu3 Xian4]

開魯縣开鲁县

hoi1 lou5 jyun6Kailu, a county in Tongliao City 通遼市|通辽市[Tong1 liao2 Shi4], Inner Mongolia

hoi1 lou6to open up a path; to construct a road

開路先鋒开路先锋

hoi1 lou6 sin1 fung1pioneer; trailblazer

開綠燈开绿灯

hoi1 luk6 dang1to give the green light

開籠雀开笼雀

hoi1 lung4 zoek2a talkative person; literally "open cage bird"; someone who is rejoicing on regaining freedom

開埋井俾人食水开埋井俾人食水

hoi1 maai4 zeng2 bei2 jan4 sik6 seoi2to work so hard for something (especially something that one has initiated from scratch) only for someone else to take the credit

開曼群島开曼群岛

hoi1 maan6 kwan4 dou2Cayman Islands

開麥拉开麦拉

hoi1 mak6 laai1(Tw) (loanword) camera

hoi1 mei6whet the appetite

hoi1 min6a face painting technique used for the applying make up on the actors in Cantonese opera; a traditional wedding custom for the Han Chinese ethnic group, which involves the plucking of a bride's fine facial hair and hair combing; the curving of the facial features on the statue of a god

hoi1 ming4enlightened; enlightenment

開明車馬开明车马

hoi1 ming4 geoi1 maa5to show the intention or purpose of doing something such that it is very obvious to all; to be upfront about something

開明君主开明君主

hoi1 ming4 gwan1 zyu2enlightened sovereign

hoi1 mok6opening ceremony; grand opening

開幕詞开幕词

hoi1 mok6 ci4opening speech (at a conference)

開幕典禮开幕典礼

hoi1 mok6 din2 lai5opening ceremony

開幕式开幕式

hoi1 mok6 sik1opening ceremony

hoi1 mun4to speak out (from one's heart)

開門辦學开门办学

hoi1 mun4 baan6 hok6open-door schooling

開門七件事开门七件事

hoi1 mun4 cat1 gin6 si6the seven necessities of life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea

開門見山开门见山

hoi1 mun4 gin3 saan1lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)

開門見山講开门见山讲

hoi1 mun4 gin3 saan1 gong2to get straight to the point [colloquial]

開門紅开门红

hoi1 mun4 hung4a good beginning

開門揖盜开门揖盗

hoi1 mun4 jap1 dou6leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand

hoi1 mun5to bloom abundantly

hoi1 mung4(old) (of a child) to begin schooling

hoi1 mut6to receive condolences

hoi1 ngaan4to smile

hoi1 ngaan5to open one's eyes

開眼界开眼界

hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3to broaden one's horizons

開硬弓开硬弓

hoi1 ngaang6 gung1to do something by force

hoi1 ngoi6over and above (some amount)

hoi1 nin4meal for Chinese New Year served with meat

hoi1 paak3to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc); to start a trading session (stock market)

hoi1 paau3to open fire

hoi1 pi1to hold a party [colloquial]

hoi1 pik1to open up; to establish

開闢者开辟者

hoi1 pik1 ze2pioneer

hoi1 pin1start of literary work

hoi1 pin2(verb) to fight; to combat; to go into a fight with (with weapons e.g. knife); to start a gang fight

開片劈友开片劈友

hoi1 pin2 pek3 jau2to start a gang fight [colloquial]

hoi1 ping4(a peacock) spreads its tail

hoi1 ping4see 開平市|开平市[Kai1 ping2 Shi4]

開平碉樓开平碉楼

hoi1 ping4 diu1 lau4Kaiping Watchtowers, a place in Guangdong, China

開瓶費开瓶费

hoi1 ping4 fai3corkage fee

開瓶器开瓶器

hoi1 ping4 hei3bottle opener

開平區开平区

hoi1 ping4 keoi1Kaiping, a district of Tangshan City 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4], Hebei

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