Cantonese words starting with H

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Armor; ancient protective clothing made of metal or leather.

Japanese climbing fern (Lygodium japonicum).

A maritime ban or prohibition on entering or leaving by sea.

Fur seal, or a derogatory term for customs officers.

海基會海基会

Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF); a semi-official organization established by the ROC government in Taiwan.

A type of flat shellfish with a semi-transparent shell.

Sea view; scenery that includes the sea.

hoi2 ging2 guk2

China Coast Guard.

Triumphal hymn, song of victory, or paean.

Coastal border region; maritime territory.

Cape; a point of land extending into a body of water.

hoi2 gok3 tin1 ngaai4

The ends of the earth; the remotest corners of the world.

Harbour or port along a coast where ships can anchor.

hoi2 gong2 keoi1

海港區海港区

Haigang, a district of Qinhuangdao in Hebei.

hoi2 gong2 sing4

Harbour City, a large shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.

Tellina iridescens, a species of small bivalve mollusk.

Sea monster; a legendary monster that emerges from the sea.

Customs; the government department responsible for collecting tariffs and controlling the flow of goods across borders.

hoi2 gwaan1 bou6 mun4

海關部門海关部门

Customs department; the customs section of a government.

hoi2 gwaan1 gim2 caa4

海關檢查海关检查

Customs inspection

hoi2 gwaan1 jan4 jyun4

海關人員海关人员

Customs officer; a member of the customs service.

hoi2 gwaan1 zung2 cyu5

海關總署海关总署

General Administration of Customs

A Chinese student or professional who returns to China after studying or working abroad.

Navy; the branch of the military responsible for naval warfare and operations.

hoi2 gwan1 daai6 gaau3

海軍大校海军大校

Commodore; a senior naval rank equivalent to a US Navy commodore or captain.

hoi2 gwan1 dau3 seoi2 bing1

海軍鬥水兵海军斗水兵

A matchup or fight between two equally mediocre sides where neither has the upper hand.

hoi2 gwan1 gei1 dei6

海軍基地海军基地

A naval base or military port.

hoi2 gwan1 laam4

海軍藍海军蓝

Navy blue; a dark blue color originally from the British Royal Navy officer uniforms.

hoi2 gwan1 luk6 zin3 deoi2

海軍陸戰隊海军陆战队

Marines; marine corps; a military force trained for ground, amphibious, and shipboard combat.

hoi2 gwan1 siu3 gaau3

海軍少校海军少校

Lieutenant commander

hoi2 gwan1 soeng6 gaau3

海軍上校海军上校

Captain (naval rank equivalent to US and UK Navy captain).

hoi2 gwan1 zung1 gaau3

海軍中校海军中校

Commander; a naval officer rank equivalent to the UK and US Navy Commander.

Hoi Ha, a coastal area and village in Sai Kung, Hong Kong.

hoi2 haa6 waan1

海下灣海下湾

Hoi Ha Wan; a bay in Sai Kung, Hong Kong.

To ask for forgiveness or show magnanimity towards one's mistakes or shortcomings.

Channel or strait; a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

hoi2 haap6 gaau1 lau4 gei1 gam1 wui2

海峽交流基金會海峡交流基金会

Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), a semi-official organization in Taiwan handling technical and business matters with mainland China.

hoi2 haap6 kwan4 dou2

海峽群島海峡群岛

Channel Islands; an archipelago in the English Channel.

hoi2 haap6 loeng5 ngon6

海峽兩岸海峡两岸

The two sides of the Taiwan Strait, namely mainland China and Taiwan.

hoi2 haap6 loeng5 ngon6 gwaan1 hai6 hip3 wui2

海峽兩岸關係協會海峡两岸关系协会

Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), a PRC organization dealing with Taiwan.

hoi2 haap6 si4 bou3

海峽時報海峡时报

The Straits Times; an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore.

Haikou, a coastal city and the capital of Hainan province in southern China.

Haikou, the capital and prefecture-level city of Hainan Province.

Haixing county in Cangzhou, Hebei province.

hoi2 hing1 jyun6

海興縣海兴县

Haixing County, a county in Cangzhou City, Hebei, China.

海協會海协会

Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS).

Haihe River; a major river system in northern China flowing through Tianjin into the Bohai Gulf.

Hainan Airlines