Cantonese words starting with H

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hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3

好耐冇見好耐冇见

Long time no see; an expression used when meeting someone after a long period of separation.

hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3

Long time no see; I have not seen you in a long time.

Excellent; great; wonderful.

hou2 pang4 jau5

Having a deep or close friendship; being good friends.

Favorable criticism, positive reviews, or high praise.

Easy to use, handy, or effective; also used to mean 'so that'.

hou2 sai2 hou2 jung6

Easy to use and highly functional or useful.

Used when giving advice to express slight irritation, impatience, or discontent.

hou2 sam1 cing4

To be in a good mood; a cheerful or pleasant state of mind.

Kindhearted; having a good heart.

hou2 sam1 dou2 zou6 liu5 leoi4 gon1 fai3

好心倒做了驢肝肺好心倒做了驴肝肺

To mistake good intentions for ill will.

好心機好心机

Patient, meticulous, and attentive to detail.

hou2 sam1 jau5 hou2 bou3

好心有好報好心有好报

Good deeds are rewarded; your kindness will be repaid.

hou2 sam1 zoek6 leoi4 pek3

好心着雷劈

To have one's kindness repaid with spite, hostility, or ingratitude.

An expert or master; one who excels at a particular skill or activity.

hou2 sau2 goek3

好手腳好手脚

To describe someone who is honest and does not steal.

好手氣好手气

Lucky, especially at gambling or games of chance.

Describing someone who always cleans up after themselves and leaves things tidy.

Feeling comfortable, pleased, or without hard feelings.

A good deal of; a lot of; quite a few.

To suddenly become nice, kind, or unusually accommodating to others.

hou2 sei2 bat1 jyu4 laai6 wut6 zoek6

好死不如賴活著好死不如赖活着

Better to live on even in misery than to die a decent death; a bad life is better than a good death.

Watch out; be careful; an expression used to warn someone to be cautious.

hou2 seng1 haang4

好聲行好声行

Take care; a parting phrase used to tell acquaintances to walk safely and be careful when leaving.

hou2 seng1 hou2 hei3

好聲好氣好声好气

To speak in a polite, calm, and reasonable tone of voice.

hou2 seoi1 m4 seoi1

As bad luck would have it; unfortunately, of all the possibilities, the worst possible one happened.

hou2 seoi2 mou5 gei2 do1 ziu1

好水冇幾多朝好水冇几多朝

Good things do not last long.

To sleep soundly, or to be conducive to good sleep.

Hershey's, the American chocolate brand.

Selling well; highly marketable or popular.

Costco, the wholesale warehouse club chain.

A good deed or happy occasion; also used sarcastically to mean a disaster or trouble.

hou2 si6 bat1 ceot1 mun4 ，ok3 si6 cyun4 cin1 lei5

好事不出門，惡事傳千里好事不出门，恶事传千里

Good news travels slowly, while bad news travels fast.

hou2 si6 bat1 ceot1 mun4 waai6 si6 cyun4 cin1 lei5

好事不出門，壞事傳千里好事不出门，坏事传千里

Good news does not travel well, but bad news travels really fast and far.

hou2 si6 do1 mo4

The road to happiness is strewn with setbacks; a good turn of events is often beset with difficulties.

To know someone or something well.

Delicious, tasty, or good to eat.

hou2 sik6 hou2 zyu6

To have good food and nice accommodation; to live a comfortable and comfortable life.

hou2 sik6 zaang1 bang1 tau4

好食爭崩頭好食争崩头

To fight, scramble, or compete fiercely for delicious food or desirable, cheap things.

Very few; very little in quantity or number.

Seldom; rarely; used to describe a situation that rarely occurs.

To seldom pay attention to; to barely care or bother about something.

A little bit better; slightly better.

Funny, amusing, or laughable.

Be all smiles; wearing a big, joyful smile on one's face.

Poor, weak, or disappointing in performance.

hou2 soeng1 jyu5

好相與好相与

Easy-going; easy to get along with; friendly and easy to deal with.

To want or wish for something very much, or to miss someone or something dearly.

Extremely attractive and hot, typically describing a woman with a beautiful face and a great figure.