Cantonese words starting with H

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开仗
hoi1 zoeng3to start a war
开账
hoi1 zoeng3to make out a bill
开凿
hoi1 zok6to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
开足马力
hoi1 zuk1 maa5 lik6to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed
开宗明义
hoi1 zung1 ming4 ji6to declare at the outset (idiom)
开钻
hoi1 zyun3to start drilling
hoi2surname Kai
hoi2joyful; amiable
hoi2ocean; 片piàn [片]; (dialect) numerous; overseas; a surname
hoi2armor
hoi2 aan3see 海晏縣|海晏县[Hai3 yan4 Xian4]
海晏县
hoi2 aan3 jyun6Haiyan, a county in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
海鸥
hoi2 au1gull; seagull
hoi2 baak3 hap6sea lily
hoi2 baak3 lei6Highbury (name)
hoi2 bak1see 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
hoi2 bak1 zau1see 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
hoi2 bak1 zong6 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 Sheng3]
海滨
hoi2 ban1shore
hoi2 bat6height above sea level
海边
hoi2 bin1coastal
hoi2 bin2(slang) to beat sb up
hoi2 bo1hypo (loanword); wave (sea)
hoi2 bong6waterfront
hoi2 bong6 zaam6Haibang Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
海宝
hoi2 bou2Haibao, Expo 2010 mascot
海报
hoi2 bou3poster; notice
海部俊树
hoi2 bou6 zeon3 syu6KAIFU Toshiki (1931-), Japanese politician, prime minister 1989-1991
海勃湾
hoi2 but6 waan1see 海勃灣區|海勃湾区[Hai3 bo2 wan1 Qu1]
海勃湾区
hoi2 but6 waan1 keoi1Haibowan, a district of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wu1 hai3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
海贼
hoi2 caak6pirate
海贼版
hoi2 caak6 baan2(ACG) pirated version; unauthorized copy
海贼王
hoi2 caak6 wong4One Piece (manga and anime)
海参崴
hoi2 caam1 wai1Haishenwai, traditional Chinese name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克[Fu2 la1 di2 wo4 si1 tuo1 ke4]
海产
hoi2 caan2marine
海獭
hoi2 caat3sea otter
hoi2 ceon4coast guard
hoi2 ci3 kan4sea holly (Eryngium maritimum)
hoi2 cing1 tin1popular nickname of Hai Rui 海瑞[Hai3 Rui4] (1514-1587), Ming politician, famous for honesty and integrity
凯彻
hoi2 cit3variant of 愷撒|恺撒, Caesar (emperor)
恺彻
hoi2 cit3variant of 愷撒|恺撒, Caesar (emperor) used by Yan Fu 嚴復|严复
hoi2 ciu3Ascidiacea
hoi2 ciu4tide
海错
hoi2 co3seafood delicacy
hoi2 coi3seaweed; sea vegetables; nori
海沧
hoi2 cong1see 海滄區|海沧区[Hai3 cang1 Qu1]
海沧区
hoi2 cong1 keoi1Haicang, a district of Xiamen City 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 Shi4], Fujian
hoi2 cong4seabed; bottom of the ocean
hoi2 cou2seagrass
hoi2 cyu5see 海曙區|海曙区[Hai3 shu3 Qu1]

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