Cantonese words starting with H
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鎧甲铠甲
hoi2 gaap3armor
海金沙
hoi2 gam1 saa1Lygodium japonicu, a Japanese climbing fern
海禁
hoi2 gam3prohibition on entering or leaving by sea
海狗
hoi2 gau2fur seal
海基會海基会
hoi2 gei1 wui2Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), semi-official organization established by the ROC government in Taiwan
海鏡海镜
hoi2 geng3a type of flat shellfish with semi-transparent shell
海景
hoi2 ging2seascape
海警
hoi2 ging2coast guard
海警局
hoi2 ging2 guk2China Coast Guard
凱歌凯歌
hoi2 go1triumphal hymn; victory song; paean
海疆
hoi2 goeng1coastal border region
海角
hoi2 gok3cape
海角天涯
hoi2 gok3 tin1 ngaai4see 天涯海角[tian1 ya2 hai3 jiao3]
海港
hoi2 gong2seaport
海港區海港区
hoi2 gong2 keoi1Haigang, a district of Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 Shi4], Hebei
海港城
hoi2 gong2 sing4Harbour City, a shopping centre in Hong Kong
海瓜子
hoi2 gwaa1 zi2Tellina iridescens (a bivalve mollusk)
海怪
hoi2 gwaai3sea monster
海關海关
hoi2 gwaan1customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
海關部門海关部门
hoi2 gwaan1 bou6 mun4customs section
海關檢查海关检查
hoi2 gwaan1 gim2 caa4customs inspection
海關人員海关人员
hoi2 gwaan1 jan4 jyun4customs officers
海關總署海关总署
hoi2 gwaan1 zung2 cyu5General Administration of Customs (GAC)
海歸海归
hoi2 gwai1sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1])
海龜海龟
hoi2 gwai1turtle
海軍海军
hoi2 gwan1navy
海軍大校海军大校
hoi2 gwan1 daai6 gaau3commodore (= US Navy equivalent)
海軍鬥水兵海军斗水兵
hoi2 gwan1 dau3 seoi2 bing1a match between two parties that are are both mediocre [colloquial]
海軍基地海军基地
hoi2 gwan1 gei1 dei6a naval base (military port)
海軍藍海军蓝
hoi2 gwan1 laam4navy blue
海軍陸戰隊海军陆战队
hoi2 gwan1 luk6 zin3 deoi2marine corps
海軍少校海军少校
hoi2 gwan1 siu3 gaau3lieutenant commander
海軍上校海军上校
hoi2 gwan1 soeng6 gaau3captain (= UK and US Navy equivalent)
海軍中校海军中校
hoi2 gwan1 zung1 gaau3commander (= UK and US Navy equivalent)
海下
hoi2 haa6(noun) Hoi Ha, a place in Sai Kung, Hong Kong
海下灣海下湾
hoi2 haa6 waan1Hoi Ha Wan
海涵
hoi2 haam4to ask for one's forgiveness
海峽海峡
hoi2 haap6strait; channel
海峽交流基金會海峡交流基金会
hoi2 haap6 gaau1 lau4 gei1 gam1 wui2Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF)
海峽群島海峡群岛
hoi2 haap6 kwan4 dou2Channel Islands
海峽兩岸海峡两岸
hoi2 haap6 loeng5 ngon6Cross-Strait; China-Taiwan, the two political entities separated by the ocean
海峽兩岸關係協會海峡两岸关系协会
hoi2 haap6 loeng5 ngon6 gwaan1 hai6 hip3 wui2PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
海峽時報海峡时报
hoi2 haap6 si4 bou3The Straits Times
海口
hoi2 hau2(noun) Usually refers to the Haikou city in Hainan Island
海口市
hoi2 hau2 si5Haikou, prefecture-level city and capital of Hainan Province 海南省[Hai3 nan2 Sheng3]
海興海兴
hoi2 hing1see 海興縣|海兴县[Hai3 xing1 Xian4]
海興縣海兴县
hoi2 hing1 jyun6Haixing, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市[Cang1 zhou1 Shi4], Hebei
海協會海协会
hoi2 hip3 kui2Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
海河
hoi2 ho4Hai He (a system of five waterways around Tianjin, flowing into Bohai 渤海 at Dagukou 大沽口)
海航
hoi2 hong4Hainan Airlines
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