Cantonese words starting with H

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Porcupine; a large rodent with sharp quills on its skin, commonly found in the wild in Hong Kong.

Vast, huge, or great in quantity; originally referring to a vast expanse of water.

An auspicious character used in personal names, historically meaning the vast sky.

Rainy, or describing rippling and bubbling water.

An auspicious character used in personal names.

Bright; pure; white.

Bright; luminous; white; used primarily in personal names.

Snow-white; pure white.

Vast and plentiful; very many.

Bright white teeth, historically symbolizing youth and beauty.

hou6 ci2 ming4 mau4

皓齒明眸皓齿明眸

White teeth and bright eyes; describing a beautiful and lovely young woman.

hou6 ci2 zyu1 seon4

皓齒硃唇皓齿朱唇

White teeth and vermilion lips; describing a beautiful woman.

To claim to be; to be known as; to be called.

Grand, vast, or huge in scale, momentum, or influence.

Vast and mighty, especially describing a river or ocean.

Vast, voluminous, or demanding; involving a great quantity of work, expense, or detail.

Vast, expansive, and broad.

Haojing, the capital of the Western Zhou dynasty located in modern Shaanxi.

Great calamity; a severe catastrophe involving heavy casualties and damage.

To howl, shout, or cry out loudly.

Bugle, horn, or trumpet, often used historically in the military or metaphorically as a signal.

Noble spirit; vast and inspiring heroism.

Vast and boundless; immense in size, volume, or quantity.

Vast, grandiose, or torrential.

White and glistening.

hou6 hou6 dong6 dong6

浩浩蕩蕩浩浩荡荡

Grand, majestic, or vast and mighty, especially describing a massive and imposing crowd or procession.

Hao Ran (1932-2008), a Chinese journalist and proletarian novelist.

To be named or called; to style oneself as.

hou6 jyu4 jin1 hoi2

浩如煙海浩如烟海

Vast and numerous as a sea of mist; extremely extensive, especially of books, documents, or information.

Gallant Garden; a public cemetery in Hong Kong dedicated to civil servants who died in the line of duty.

An order or command, especially a military one.

hou6 ling6 jyu4 saan1

號令如山号令如山

Strict and unshakeable discipline where orders must be obeyed without fail.

Number; a sequence of digits used as an identifier or label.

hou6 maa5 paai2

號碼牌号码牌

Number plate; a license plate, ticket, or tag displaying a number.

To feel or take someone's pulse in Chinese medicine.

Vast, boundless, or immense, especially of water.

Vast, boundless, and immense (usually of a body of water).

Boundless; vast and far-reaching.

An extra or special edition of a newspaper or publication published outside of the regular schedule.

License plate; number plate.

A signal gun or cannon used for signaling.

White hair; a white-haired head of an elderly person.

Trumpeter; bugler.

hou6 sau2 cong1 ngaan4

皓首蒼顏皓首苍颜

White hair and pale, weathered face; describing an elderly person or old age.

A number used to indicate sequence or order, such as a serial number or house number.