Cantonese words starting with H

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Copper; red copper.

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紅彤彤红彤彤

Bright red; glowing red.

Grand, magnificent, or imposing in size and power.

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紅衛兵红卫兵

Red Guards, a student-led paramilitary social movement mobilized by Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution.

Vigorous, forceful, and grand in style or voice.

A reddish flush on the face, or a rosy tint on clouds, flowers, or water.

Good luck; a stroke of good fortune.

Good luck; great fortune.

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鴻運扇鸿运扇

Box fan; a type of square-shaped electric fan with a rotating front grille to direct airflow.

Realgar, pararealgar, or arsenic sulfide; a toxic yellow mineral used in traditional Chinese medicine.

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雄黃酒雄黄酒

Realgar wine, traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Honghu, a county-level city in Jingzhou, Hubei, China.

Honghu, a county-level city in Jingzhou, Hubei.

紅胡子红胡子

Red Beards; a band of mounted bandits active in Manchuria.

The Red Cross society.

Hongze, a district in Huai'an, Jiangsu, China.

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洪澤湖洪泽湖

Hongze Lake, a large freshwater lake in Jiangsu province.

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熊仔餅熊仔饼

Koala's March; small koala-shaped biscuits with a sweet filling.

Red wine, brewed from purple or black grape varieties.

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紅嘴鴉雀红嘴鸦雀

Great parrotbill (Paradoxornis aemodium), a bird species native to China.

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紅嘴鷗红嘴鸥

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), a species of migratory bird.

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紅嘴巨鷗红嘴巨鸥

Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia), a bird species with a large red bill.

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紅嘴藍鵲红嘴蓝鹊

Red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha).

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紅嘴椋鳥红嘴椋鸟

Burmese myna (Acridotheres burmannicus), a bird species.

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紅嘴鸏红嘴鹲

Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus).

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紅嘴鉤嘴鶥红嘴钩嘴鹛

The black-crowned scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus), a bird species native to East and Southeast Asia.

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紅嘴山鴉红嘴山鸦

Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax); a bird species.

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紅嘴相思鳥红嘴相思鸟

Red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea), a bird species native to China and southern Asia.

Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).

Majestic appearance; a heroic or magnificent posture.

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Androsterone; a male sex hormone.

紅寺堡红寺堡

Hongsibao, a district in Ningxia, China.

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紅寺堡區红寺堡区

Hongsibu, a district of Wuzhong City, Ningxia.

Bear paw, especially as a delicacy in Chinese cuisine.

A fierce and ambitious person.

Flood; a great disaster caused by flooding.

Women's makeup or cosmetics.

Red or colorful feminine attire; a woman in beautiful clothing.

Robust, powerful, and majestic, full of strength and spirit.

Red jujube; Chinese date.

Red and swollen, typically of body tissue as a reaction to injury or inflammation.

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

Mercury; a toxic metallic chemical element with atomic number 80 and symbol Hg that is liquid at standard temperature and pressure.

Vast, infinite, or boundless.

To loot; to plunder; to snatch or scramble for goods.

To cause a sensation, stir up a crowd, or attract a great deal of public attention.

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哄動一時哄动一时

To cause a sensation at the time; to make a big stir or become a temporary sensation.

To coax, soothe, or persuade someone with gentle words.

Boisterous, noisy, and uproarious.