Cantonese words starting with H

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hoi2 si5 san6 lau4

海市蜃樓海市蜃楼

Mirage; an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions.

Maritime affairs.

海事處海事处

Marine Department of the Hong Kong government.

hoi2 si6 faat3 jyun2

Maritime court.

Maritime Safety Administration, a government bureau overseeing maritime affairs.

Coastal erosion; the wearing away of land by the action of waves and currents.

Seafood; edible marine animals.

hoi2 sin1 caan1

海鮮餐海鲜餐

Seafood meal, or figuratively a commodity with highly volatile prices subject to frequent changes.

hoi2 sin1 fong2

海鮮舫海鲜舫

A seafood floating restaurant.

海鮮價海鲜价

Variable and continually changing prices of commodities.

hoi2 sin1 zau2 gaa1

海鮮酒家海鲜酒家

Seafood restaurant; a type of Chinese restaurant specializing in seafood dishes.

hoi2 sin1 zoeng3

海鮮醬海鲜酱

Hoisin sauce; a dark-red sauce made from fermented soybean paste, five-spice powder, ginger, garlic, and red vinegar.

Starfish; a flat echinoderm with radiating arms that lives on the seabed.

Haicheng; a county-level city in Liaoning, China.

hoi2 sing4 keoi1

海城區海城区

Haicheng, a district of Beihai City in Guangxi

Haicheng, a county-level city in Anshan, Liaoning Province.

Tsunami; a highly destructive giant sea wave caused by tectonic plate movement.

Marine facies; a rock or sediment unit that reflects a marine depositional environment.

hoi2 soeng3 cam4 zik1 mat6

海相沉積物海相沉积物

Oceanic sediment; marine sediment deposited on the sea floor.

On the sea; maritime.

hoi2 soeng6 faa1 lit6 zyun6

海上花列傳海上花列传

"The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai", a late Qing dynasty novel by Han Bangqing depicting the lives of Shanghai courtesans.

hoi2 soeng6 kei4 syu1

海上奇書海上奇书

A late-19th century literary journal published by Han Bangqing featuring serialized novels in Classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular.

hoi2 soeng6 mou4 jyu4 haa1 zi6 daai6

海上無魚蝦自大海上无鱼虾自大

In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

hoi2 soeng6 sin1

海上鮮海上鲜

Damage to cargo, goods, or shipping vessels during sea transport.

An open audition in the entertainment industry, or an unrestricted nomination in village elections.

To return home in triumph after winning a victory or a battle.

Seagoing ship; ocean-going vessel.

hoi2 syun4 gwai1 loi4

凱旋歸來凯旋归来

To return in triumph or with victory.

hoi2 syun4 mun4

凱旋門凯旋门

Triumphal arch.

Beach; a sandy or pebbly area by the sea.

Seawall or levee.

Nori; edible seaweed commonly used in Japanese cuisine.

Asiatic apple; flowering crabapple tree or its blossom.

hoi2 tong4 faa1

Chinese flowering crabapple (Malus spectabilis).

Hai Tong Monastery, a Buddhist temple located in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Sea hare; any of various marine gastropod mollusks of the genus Aplysia.

Tidal marsh or shallows.

hoi2 tou4 wai4 han2

海塗圍墾海涂围垦

Tideland reclamation.

Dolphin; a marine mammal with a pointed snout and a streamlined grayish-white body.

Delphinus, a constellation in the northern sky.

Bay or gulf; a body of water bordered by land on three sides.

hoi2 waan1 daai6 kiu4

海灣大橋海湾大桥

The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in California.

hoi2 waan1 gwok3 gaa1

海灣國家海湾国家

The nations of the Persian Gulf; Gulf States.

hoi2 waan1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1

海灣航空公司海湾航空公司

Gulf Air; Gulf Air International Airline Company.

hoi2 waan1 zin3 zang1

海灣戰爭海湾战争

The Gulf War (1990–1991).

Ocean shipping or maritime transport.

hoi2 wan6 daai6 haa6

海運大廈海运大厦

Ocean Terminal, a shopping mall and cruise terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.

海運費海运费

Ocean freight fee; shipping cost or charges for sea transport.

A sea area or waters.