Cantonese words starting with H

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hung4 sau3 cyun4

Hong Xiuquan, leader of the Taiping Rebellion.

Flood or floodwater; a deluge that submerges land that is usually dry.

hung4 seoi2 kei4

hung4 seoi2 maang5 sau3

洪水猛獸洪水猛兽

A metaphor for dangerous, vicious, or highly threatening things.

hung4 seoi2 tou1 tou1

To have flooding over a vast area; torrential floodwaters rushing and overflowing.

The Cross-Harbour Tunnel, connecting Hung Hom in Kowloon with Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island.

hung4 seon3 kei4

Flood season; the period of time when a river regularly overflows its banks.

Mighty army; powerful troops.

Bear market; an investment market characterized by a sustained downward trend.

Red; the color of fresh blood and one of the primary colors.

hung4 sik1 gou1 min4

紅色高棉红色高棉

Khmer Rouge; the ruling Cambodian political party of the late 1970s.

hung4 sik1 noeng4 zi2 gwan1

紅色孃子軍红色娘子军

Red Detachment of Women, a revolutionary opera that premiered in 1964.

hung4 sik1 zaa3 daan2

紅色炸彈红色炸弹

A wedding invitation, traditionally delivered in a red envelope, implying an obligation to give a monetary gift.

Red line, a boundary, safety limit, or minimum standard that must not be crossed.

Red star, or a highly popular movie star.

Male; the sex of a reproducing organism that produces sperm or pollen.

hung4 sing3 gik1 sou3

Male hormone; androgen.

hung4 sing4 gei1

Xiong Chengji (1887-1910), an anti-Qing revolutionary and martyr.

To red-braise; a cooking method where meat or fish is lightly stir-fried then stewed with soy sauce and sugar until reddish-brown.

hung4 siu1 juk6

紅燒肉红烧肉

Red braised pork; a classic Chinese pork dish cooked with soy sauce, sugar, and spices.

Sweet potato or yam.

hung4 sou1 gwan1 si1

紅鬚軍師红须军师

An unsatisfactory strategist who constantly offers bad advice or terrible ideas.

hung4 sou1 luk6 ngaan5

紅鬚綠眼红须绿眼

A Westerner or person of European descent.

Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle).

hung4 syu6 lam4

紅樹林红树林

Mangrove forest or swamp.

Hongta; a district in Yuxi, Yunnan, China.

hung4 taap3 keoi1

紅塔區红塔区

Hongta District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province.

hung4 tau4 aa1 zoek3

紅頭鴉雀红头鸦雀

Rufous-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis bakeri), a bird species native to China and parts of South Asia.

hung4 tau4 cim4 aap3

紅頭潛鴨红头潜鸭

Common pochard (Aythya ferina), a species of diving duck.

hung4 tau4 coeng4 mei5 saan1 zoek3

紅頭長尾山雀红头长尾山雀

Black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus), a bird species.

hung4 tau4 coi3

紅頭菜红头菜

Beetroot; beet.

hung4 tau4 cou3 mei4

紅頭噪鶥红头噪鹛

Chestnut-crowned laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum).

hung4 tau4 fui1 zoek3

紅頭灰雀红头灰雀

Red-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala), a bird species native to Asia.

hung4 tau4 ngaau5 gyun1

紅頭咬鵑红头咬鹃

Red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus); a bird species.

hung4 tau4 seoi6 mei4

紅頭穗鶥红头穗鹛

Rufous-capped babbler (Cyanoderma ruficeps).

hung4 teoi2 baan1 joeng1 gai1

紅腿斑秧雞红腿斑秧鸡

Red-legged crake (Rallina fasciata); a bird species.

hung4 teoi2 siu2 zeon2

紅腿小隼红腿小隼

Collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens).

Borsch-style soup, typically served as the red soup option in Hong Kong-style Western restaurants.

A triad judicial meeting or hearing held to discuss decisions or enforce family laws.

Brown sugar; unrefined or partially refined cane sugar.

Red soil; laterite.

Hearts, the card suit.

A grandiose plan or ambitious blueprint.

A grand plan, great undertaking, or magnificent prospect.

hung4 tou4 daai6 gai3

鴻圖大計鸿图大计

An ambitious project, grand plan, or important large-scale enterprise.

hung4 tou4 wo1 min6

鴻圖窩麵鸿图窝面

Hung To noodles; a Cantonese dish of flat egg noodles served in a thick, savory gravy with crab meat and egg whites.

hung4 tung1 tung1

紅通通红通通

Bright red; glowing red; flushed.