Cantonese words starting with H

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好耐冇見好耐冇见

hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3long time no see

hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3have not met in a long time; long time no see

hou2 paang5excellent (interjection)

hou2 pang4 jau5good friend

hou2 ping4favorable criticism

hou2 sai2easy to use; so that

hou2 sai2 hou2 jung6one who is obedient and productive

hou2 sam1kindness

hou2 sam1 cing4in a good mood

hou2 sam1 dei2kind; have a good heart

好心倒做了驢肝肺好心倒做了驴肝肺

hou2 sam1 dou2 zou6 liu5 leoi4 gon1 fai3(idiom) to mistake good intentions for ill will

好心機好心机

hou2 sam1 gei1describes the attitude of paying full attention and putting lots of effort in doing something

好心有好報好心有好报

hou2 sam1 jau5 hou2 bou3good-heartedness often meets with recompense; your charity will be rewarded

好心着雷劈

hou2 sam1 zoek6 leoi4 pek3Kindheartedness may not meet with good recompense.

hou2 sau2expert

好手腳好手脚

hou2 sau2 goek3it describes people who are clean, and do not steal

好手氣好手气

hou2 sau2 hei3to have luck at gambling [written and colloquial]

hou2 sau2 mei5it describes people who always clean up after themselves

hou2 sau6feeling better

hou2 se1a good deal of

hou2 sei2a 'good death'; describes a person who passes away in a peaceful manner; something that is too good to be true (usually used with a sense of doubt, in a questioning manner)

好死不如賴活著好死不如赖活着

hou2 sei2 bat1 jyu4 laai6 wut6 zoek6better a bad life than a good death (idiom)

hou2 seng1(adjective) be cautious; be careful; be watchful; (of musical instrument such as speaker) great voice; great tone; great sound

好聲行好声行

hou2 seng1 haang4“take care”, an expression used when the host walks the guests out to the door when parting [colloquial]

好聲好氣好声好气

hou2 seng1 hou2 hei3(adverb) (to talk) in a calm tone with coaxing manner

hou2 seoi1 m4 seoi1(adverb

好水冇幾多朝好水冇几多朝

hou2 seoi2 mou5 gei2 do1 ziu1Good things cannot last long

hou2 seoi6good night

hou2 si4Hershey's (brand)

hou2 si5sell like hot cakes; be in great demand

hou2 si5 do1(Tw) Costco (warehouse club chain)

hou2 si6good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); happy occasion

好事不出門，惡事傳千里好事不出门，恶事传千里

hou2 si6 bat1 ceot1 mun4 ，ok3 si6 cyun4 cin1 lei5lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles

好事不出門，壞事傳千里好事不出门，坏事传千里

hou2 si6 bat1 ceot1 mun4 waai6 si6 cyun4 cin1 lei5Good news do not travel well, but bad news travel really fast and far

hou2 si6 do1 mo4the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)

hou2 sik1to know well

hou2 sik6tasty; delicious; yummy

hou2 sik6 hou2 zyu6good food and good accommodation, it means a comfortable life

好食爭崩頭好食争崩头

hou2 sik6 zaang1 bang1 tau4people see cheap things then they fight against each other for that

hou2 siu1 sik1Good News

hou2 siu2adj; a few

hou2 siu2 ho2seldomly occur; rarely has such a situation occurred

hou2 siu2 lei5not really care or take care of something; never really bother or care

hou2 siu2 siu2adj. a little bit better

hou2 siu3laughable; funny; ridiculous

hou2 siu3 hau2seems happy

hou2 soek3a bad performance [colloquial]

好相與好相与

hou2 soeng1 jyu5(adjective) kind; likeable; amiable; good-natured; genial

hou2 soeng2to miss something

hou2 sok3to describe a woman as very attractive, had a nice body shape and beautiful

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