Cantonese words starting with H

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红卜卜
hung4 buk1 buk1red cheeks caused by dry weather (spoken)
hung4 bun2Kumamoto city and prefecture in west Kyūshū 九州, Japan
熊本县
hung4 bun2 jyun6Kumamoto prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan
红脖子
hung4 but6 zi2redneck
红茶
hung4 caa4black tea
红茶菌
hung4 caa4 kwan2Kombucha
红橙
hung4 caang2blood orange
红橙黄绿蓝靛紫
hung4 caang2 wong4 luk6 laam4 din6 zi2red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)
红尘
hung4 can4the world of mortals (Buddhism); worldly affairs
红筹股
hung4 cau4 gu2red chip stocks (Chinese company stocks incorporated outside mainland China and listed in the Hong Kong stock exchange)
红翅凤头鹃
hung4 ci3 fung6 tau4 gyun1(bird species of China) chestnut-winged cuckoo (Clamator coromandus)
红翅绿鸠
hung4 ci3 luk6 kau1(bird species of China) white-bellied green pigeon (Treron sieboldii)
红翅薮鹛
hung4 ci3 sau2 mei4(bird species of China) scarlet-faced liocichla (Liocichla ripponi)
红翅旋壁雀
hung4 ci3 syun4 bik1 zoek3(bird species of China) wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)
红钱
hung4 cin2annual bonus [colloquial]
红超巨星
hung4 ciu1 geoi6 sing1red supergiant (star)
红潮
hung4 ciu4to blush; red tide (algal bloom)
红肠
hung4 coeng2saveloy
红场
hung4 coeng4Red Square (in Moscow)
hung4 coi2iridescence
红菜头
hung4 coi3 tau4Beetroot
hung4 coi4 daai6 loek6great skill and strategy
红醋栗
hung4 cou3 leot6red currant
红虫
hung4 cung4(noun) tubifex worms
熊胆
hung4 daam2bear gall (used in TCM)
熊胆草
hung4 daam2 cou2Conyza blinii
红底
hung4 dai2a Hong Kong HKD $100 banknote; red color background
红灯
hung4 dang1red light
红灯记
hung4 dang1 gei3The Legend of the Red Lantern
红灯区
hung4 dang1 keoi1red-light district
红豆
hung4 dau2azuki bean; red bean
红豆杉醇
hung4 dau2 caam3 seon4Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy
红豆沙
hung4 dau2 saa1red bean sweet soup (dessert)
红豆冰
hung4 dau6 bing1(drink) red bean iced drink
红豆相思
hung4 dau6 soeng1 si1lovesickness; red beans that inspire the memory of one's love
红地毯
hung4 dei6 taan2red carpet
红地毡
hung4 dei6 zin1the red carpet [written and colloquial]
红顶绿鸠
hung4 deng2 luk6 kau1(bird species of China) whistling green pigeon; Taiwan green pigeon (Treron formosae)
红顶鹛
hung4 deng2 mei4(bird species of China) chestnut-capped babbler (Timalia pileata)
红当当
hung4 dong1 dong6very red
红当当
hung4 dong1 dong6Very Red
红当荡
hung4 dong1 dong6too much red; over usage of red (spoken)
hung4 dou1 laai1 si1Honduras
hung4 dung6see 洪洞縣|洪洞县[Hong2 tong2 Xian4]
洪洞县
hung4 dung6 jyun6Hongtong, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi
红花
hung4 faa1safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
红花岗
hung4 faa1 gong1see 紅花崗區|红花岗区[Hong2 hua1 gang3 Qu1]
红花岗区
hung4 faa1 gong1 keoi1Honghuagang, a district of Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4], Guizhou
红番
hung4 faan1barbarian
洪发山
hung4 faat3 saan1another name for 14K, a triad gang [colloquial]

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