Cantonese words starting with H
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好說好说
hou2 syut3easy to deal with; not a problem
好說歹說好说歹说
hou2 syut3 daai2 syut3(idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible
好睇
hou2 tai2good-looking (Cantonese)
好睇唔好食
hou2 tai2 m4 hou2 sik6looks delicious but tastes horrible; looks good but impractical [colloquial]
好頭好尾好头好尾
hou2 tau4 hou2 mei5good start and good ending
好聽好听
hou2 teng1(adjective) (of music) 1. Great (so someone loves it); (of the words in conversation) Polite and reasonable
好天
hou2 tin1(noun) sunny day; nice day; (adverb) on a sunny ; nice
好天收埋落雨柴
hou2 tin1 sau1 maai4 lok6 jyu5 caai4to be well-prepared for the uncertain future [colloquial]
好天搵埋落雨米好天揾埋落雨米
hou2 tin1 wan2 maai4 lok6 jyu5 mai5to be well-prepared for the uncertain future
好哇
hou2 waa1hurray!; yippee!
好話好话
hou2 waa2(verb) 1. Condemn; 2. Blame; 3. Criticize (used before a pronoun)
好話唔好聽好话唔好听
hou2 waa2 m4 hou2 teng1(phrase) honestly speaking; to put it bluntly.
好壞好坏
hou2 waai6good or bad; standard; quality
好玩
hou2 waan2amusing; interesting
好運好运
hou2 wan6good luck
好運符好运符
hou2 wan6 fu4good luck charm
好玩兒好玩儿
hou2 wun6 ji4erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]
好仔
hou2 zai2a good boy; man
好仔唔當差好仔唔当差
hou2 zai2 m4 dong1 caai1Good guy would not be a policeman, because of the rogue behaviour of the old Hong Kong Police and its corruption, Hong Kong parents generally do not want their sons to be policemen
好走
hou2 zau2bon voyage
好酒沉甕底好酒沉瓮底
hou2 zau2 cam4 ung3 dai2lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
好酒貪杯好酒贪杯
hou2 zau2 taam1 bui1fond of the bottle (idiom)
好借好還，再借不難好借好还，再借不难
hou2 ze3 hou2 waan4 ，zoi3 ze3 bat1 naan4see 有借有還，再借不難|有借有还，再借不难[you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2]
好正
hou2 zeng3adj; very good
好自為之好自为之
hou2 zi6 wai4 zi1to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself
好精神
hou2 zing1 san4energetic
好整以暇
hou2 zing2 ji5 haa6to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)
好像
hou2 zoeng6as if
好象
hou2 zoeng6to seem; to be like (variant of 好像[hao3 xiang4])
好在
hou2 zoi6luckily
好做唔做
hou2 zou6 m4 zou6an expression to criticise someone doing something that they shouldn't be doing, when they should have been doing something else [colloquial]
好足夠好足够
hou2 zuk1 gau3enough for; more than sufficient for [colloquial]
好鍾意好钟意
hou2 zung1 ji3to like a lot
好主意
hou2 zyu2 ji3noun; good ideas
好轉好转
hou2 zyun2to improve; improvement
犒
hou3to reward or comfort with presents of food, drink etc
耗
hou3to waste; to consume; news; to dilly-dally
好大喜功
hou3 daai6 hei2 gung1to rejoice in grandiose deeds
好鬥好斗
hou3 dau3to be warlike
好動好动
hou3 dung6active; energetic
耗費耗费
hou3 fai3to waste; to consume
好高騖遠好高骛远
hou3 gou1 mou6 jyun5to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
好管閒事好管闲事
hou3 gun2 haan4 si6to be meddlesome; nosy; officious [written and colloquial]
好客
hou3 haak3hospitality; to enjoy having guests; friendly
好吃懶做好吃懒做
hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
好學好学
hou3 hok6easy to learn
好學近乎知，力行近乎仁，知恥近乎勇好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇
hou3 hok6 gan6 fu4 zi1 ，lik6 hang4 gan6 fu4 jan4 ，zi1 ci2 gan6 fu4 jung5to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
好學唔學好学唔学
hou3 hok6 m4 hok6to only pick up bad habits [colloquial]
好逸惡勞好逸恶劳
hou3 jat6 wu3 lou4to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)
耗油量
hou3 jau4 loeng6fuel consumption
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