Cantonese words starting with H

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Red phosphorus.

The sun; red sun.

To blush; to turn red in the face.

hung4 lim5 lou4 ci4

紅臉鸕鶿红脸鸬鹚

Red-faced cormorant (Urile urile).

hung4 ling4 cung4

紅鈴蟲红铃虫

hung4 ling5 luk6 jing1 mou5

紅領綠鸚鵡红领绿鹦鹉

Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri).

hung4 lo4 baak6

紅蘿蔔红萝卜

Carrot; an orange root vegetable.

Loud, resonant, or stentorian voice.

hung4 loeng6 gat1

Hong Liangji, a Qing dynasty poet and historian who lived from 1746 to 1809.

A great furnace, often used metaphorically for a place where one's character is forged.

Flood or flooding caused by heavy rain.

Male deer or buck; also refers to the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team.

hung4 luk6 dang1

紅綠燈红绿灯

Pedestrian traffic light.

hung4 maa5 gaap3

紅馬甲红马甲

Red waistcoat; floor trader at the Shenzhen or Shanghai Stock Exchange.

hung4 maa5 nou5

紅瑪瑙红玛瑙

Carnelian; a red or reddish-brown variety of chalcedony.

hung4 maau1 ngaan5

熊貓眼熊猫眼

Dark under-eye circles due to sleep deprivation, or a black eye from an injury.

Red rice; a type of unpolished rice with a red bran layer, similar to brown rice.

hung4 mei4 cung4 zoek3

紅眉松雀红眉松雀

Crimson-browed finch (Carpodacus subhimachalus).

hung4 mei4 sou3

紅黴素红霉素

Erythromycin, an antibiotic medication used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections.

hung4 mei4 zyu1 zoek3

紅眉朱雀红眉朱雀

Chinese beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus davidianus).

hung4 mei5 baak3 lou4

紅尾伯勞红尾伯劳

The brown shrike (Lanius cristatus), a bird species.

hung4 mei5 dung1

紅尾鶇红尾鸫

Naumann's thrush (Turdus naumanni), a bird species.

hung4 mei5 go1 keoi4

紅尾歌鴝红尾歌鸲

Rufous-tailed robin (Larvivora sibilans)

hung4 mei5 mung4

紅尾鸏红尾鹲

Red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda).

hung4 mei5 seoi2 keoi4

紅尾水鴝红尾水鸲

Plumbeous water redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus), a bird species of China.

hung4 min6 gwaan1 gung1

紅面關公红面关公

A person whose entire face turns red, typically from blushing, anger, or drinking alcohol.

hung4 mo1 gwai2

紅魔鬼红魔鬼

Red Devils; a nickname for Manchester United Football Club, the Belgium national football team, or their fans.

Iris; the colored, ring-shaped membrane in the eye that regulates pupil size.

A foreigner, especially one of European descent.

A goose feather; something of extremely light weight or insignificance.

hung4 mou4 daan1

紅毛丹红毛丹

Rambutan; a red tropical fruit with hairy skin and firm white flesh resembling lychee.

hung4 mou4 fan4 coeng4

紅毛墳場红毛坟场

Hong Kong Cemetery, a historic cemetery in Happy Valley originally established for foreigners.

hung4 mou4 gwai2

紅毛鬼红毛鬼

A derogatory term for Westerners, typically white people.

hung4 mou4 nai4

紅毛泥红毛泥

hung4 mou4 sing1 sing1

紅毛猩猩红毛猩猩

Orangutan; a great ape native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia.

hung4 mou4 taai3 doi6

鴻毛泰岱鸿毛泰岱

As light as a goose feather or as heavy as Mount Tai; referring to choices or matters of vastly differing significance.

hung4 mou4 taai3 saan1

鴻毛泰山鸿毛泰山

Something as light as a goose feather, and something as heavy as Mount Tai.

Hongwu, the reign name of the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

hung4 mui4 faa1 zoek3

紅梅花雀红梅花雀

Red avadavat (Amandava amandava), a bird species.

Redwood or rosewood.

An ancient secret society; in modern times, a general term for all triad organizations.

hung4 mun4 jin3

鴻門宴鸿门宴

An invitation from someone with malicious intentions; a banquet or meeting that is actually a trap.

hung4 mun4 ng5 zou2

洪門五祖洪门五祖

The legendary five founders of the original secret society from which modern triad societies are derived.

hung4 mun4 zi2 dai6

洪門子弟洪门子弟

Originally a member of the Hung League secret society; figuratively used to refer to any triad member.

hung4 naam4 luk6 neoi5

紅男綠女红男绿女

Young men and women dressed in fine, colorful clothes.