Cantonese words starting with H

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開平市开平市

Kaiping, a county-level city in Jiangmen, Guangdong, China.

To write a cheque, or to open a ballot box and count votes.

hoi1 pou2 deon1

開普敦开普敦

Cape Town, a city in South Africa.

開普勒开普勒

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), German astronomer.

To open a shop for the day; to start business in the morning.

To open a shop for business, or to start and run a shop.

To open trading on a financial market, or to set the odds as a bookmaker in gambling.

開盤口开盘口

To offer betting odds, set up a bet, or open a book.

hoi1 pun4 wui6 leot2

開盤匯率开盘汇率

Opening exchange rate.

開篷車开篷车

Convertible; an open-top vehicle whose roof can be opened or folded back.

hoi1 saai3 hong6

開晒巷开晒巷

To be known to everyone; to have become common knowledge.

hoi1 saam1 ci3 fong1

開三次方开三次方

To extract a cube root.

To cut through mountains to build roads; to blaze a trail.

hoi1 saan1 bei6 zou2

開山鼻祖开山鼻祖

Founder, originator, or pioneer of a school of thought, sect, or field of study.

hoi1 saan1 zou2 si1

開山祖師开山祖师

The founder or founding figure of an industry, school of thought, or other organization.

To make fun of, tease, or rib someone.

Happy, joyful, or in a good mood.

hoi1 sam1 gin3 sing4

開心見誠开心见诚

To be completely honest and frank, with nothing to hide.

開心果开心果

hoi1 sam1 ngaan4

開心顏开心颜

To rejoice; to wear a happy expression.

To set sail; to depart (of a boat or ship).

To let go or release; also to start, or to start a fight.

At first; at the beginning.

To start speaking, singing, or making sound; to speak up or voice one's opinion.

To add water in order to liquefy or dilute a substance.

hoi1 seoi2 hau4

開水喉开水喉

To fund or finance, or to urinate.

hoi1 seon3 dou1

開信刀开信刀

A letter opener.

開司米开司米

To open for trading or business.

開士米开士米

To release, acquit, or set free a prisoner or suspect.

At first; at the beginning.

To come unsewn or have the stitching unravel.

To start a meal; to serve and eat food.

Kaesong, a city in southwestern North Korea.

hoi1 sing4 bou3 gung1

開誠佈公开诚布公

To speak one's mind openly and treat others with absolute sincerity and fairness.

hoi1 sing4 bou3 gung1

開誠布公开诚布公

Frank and open-minded; dealing with others sincerely and openly.

開城市开城市

Kaesong, a city in southwest North Korea near the South Korean border.

hoi1 sing4 soeng1 gin3

開誠相見开诚相见

To treat one another with utmost sincerity and openness.

To pay expenses, or the expenses and expenditures themselves.

Expenses, especially everyday living expenses.

hoi1 siu2 caai1

開小差开小差

To lose focus, let one's mind wander, or to desert from military duty.

開小會开小会

To whisper, chat, or have a private conversation instead of listening during a meeting or lecture.

開小灶开小灶

To give preferential treatment, individual guidance, or special favors.

To unlock a lock, either with a key or by picking it.

To steer, sail, or drive a boat.

To set up or open a street stall for business.

To begin, start, or be the beginning of something.

hoi1 tin1 coeng1

開天窗开天窗

To publish a blank column or page in a publication due to censorship, missing drafts, or in protest.

hoi1 tin1 pik1 dei6

開天闢地开天辟地

The creation of heaven and earth, as in the Chinese myth of Pangu; or metaphorically, a groundbreaking or unprecedented event.