Cantonese words starting with H

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好兵帅克
hou2 bing1 seoi3 hak1The Good Soldier Švejk (Schweik), satirical novel by Czech author Jaroslav Hašek (1883-1923)
hou2 bun3 tin1most of the day
hou2 cau1to be good at fighting [colloquial]
好丑
hou2 cau2very bad looking; good and bad; at least
好丑命生成
hou2 cau2 meng6 saang1 seng4one's destiny is fated and pre-destined; one's character is predetermined [colloquial]
hou2 ci5(adjective) similar
好似…啖
hou2 ci5 gam2it seems like…; just like…
好似狗窦
hou2 ci5 gau2 dau3(messy) like a dog house
好似系
hou2 ci5 hai6it seems so
好似猪咁蠢
hou2 ci5 zyu1 gam3 ceon2to be as dumb as a pig [colloquial]
hou2 cing1very clear
hou2 coeng3 hau2in the mood to sing; in a good mood
hou2 coi2(adjective) lucky; blessed; (adverb) luckily
好彩数
hou2 coi2 sou3to be in luck
hou2 cou4very noisy
好处
hou2 cyu3easy to get along with
hou2 daai2good and bad; in any case
好胆
hou2 daam2adj; fearless; brave; courageous
hou2 dai2adj; value for money; worth buying
hou2 dak1very good; good looking or attractive; thanks to; luckily; fortunately
hou2 dak1 do1Much better
好得滞
hou2 dak1 zai6too good
hou2 dei6 dei6(adjective
hou2 di1better
hou2 dik1good; yes
hou2 do1many; much better
好多时
hou2 do1 si4adv; frequently, often, always
好到极
hou2 dou3 gik6adj; extremely good
hou2 dou6don't tell me ...
hou2 dyun1 dyun1perfectly all right
hou2 faan1verb; to recover (sickness)
hou2 faan1verb; to recover (sickness)
hou2 faan2recover from illness (spoken)
好饭不怕晚
hou2 faan6 bat1 paa3 maan5the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten
hou2 fan3had a great sleep
hou2 fong3very open sexually; licentious; wanton [colloquial]
好家伙
hou2 gaa1 fo2exclamation; good heavens, lord
hou2 gaa1 fo2my God!; man!
好闲
hou2 gaan3an easy task; something that is too insignificant to be worth caring about
hou2 gaau2 m4 gaau2to be involved in something that one shouldn't be involved in [colloquial]
hou2 gam2good opinion
hou2 gau2quite a while
hou2 gau2describes someone of an unworthy, low character [colloquial]
好久不见
hou2 gau2 bat1 gin3long time no see
好狗唔拦路
hou2 gau2 m4 laan4 lou6get out of the way!; don't block the way!; don't get in the way! [colloquial]
好几
hou2 gei2several
好几年
hou2 gei2 nin4several years
好记
hou2 gei3easy to remember
好记性不如烂笔头
hou2 gei3 sing3 bat1 jyu4 laan6 bat1 tau4the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
好颈
hou2 geng2good temper (slang)

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