Cantonese words starting with H

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The role types or character roles in Chinese opera, classified by gender, age, and personality.

Shipping lane, flight path, or water channel; the pre-planned route for a ship or aircraft.

To surrender, submit, or yield to someone.

An expert or connoisseur, or a peer within the same industry or hobby.

A scheduled flight or aircraft with a prearranged time and destination.

To navigate, sail, or fly; to travel by water or air.

To navigate, sail, or travel by sea.

hong4 hong4 ceot1 zong6 jyun4

行行出狀元行行出状元

Every trade has its master; outstanding talents can emerge from any field or profession.

Aviation; relating to mechanical flight in the air.

hong4 hung1 gung1 si1

An airline; a company that provides air transport services for passengers or freight.

hong4 hung1 mou5 laam6

航空母艦航空母舰

Aircraft carrier; a large warship designed to deploy and recover aircraft.

An industry, profession, or trade.

Guild regulations; a set of rules and practices observed within a trade or profession.

A row, line, or procession of things or people.

Aircraft carrier.

The ranks; the army or military troops.

Aerial photography; taking photos or videos from an aerial perspective.

An air or shipping route; the designated path of travel for planes or ships.

An industry, trade, or profession; also costumes for a performance or work.

Aerospace or space flight; the study, exploration, and navigation of outer space.

Jargon; the specialized language and terminology used by people in a specific industry or trade.

Shipping; the transport industry using sea or air routes.

Short for the Executive Council of Hong Kong or Macau.

Hangzhou, a city in eastern China and the capital of Zhejiang province.

hong4 zau1 sai1 wu4

The West Lake in Hangzhou, China.

An alternative pronunciation for the character 巷 (lane or alley), used in certain collocations.

Classifier for tasks, projects, proposals, or items.

An alternative form of 巷 (hong6), meaning an alley or alleyway.

A tunnel dug for mining or prospecting, typically used for transport and drainage.

At the end of a lane, alley, or street.

An item, category, sports event, or a structured project.

A small lane or alley.

Street fighting; warfare that takes place in narrow streets and alleys.

hong6 zong1 mou5 gim3 ，ji3 zoi6 pui3 gung1

項莊舞劍，意在沛公项庄舞剑，意在沛公

To have a hidden, malicious motive behind a seemingly innocent action.

To drink; to swallow or draw liquid into the mouth.

An interrogative pronoun used in literary Chinese meaning how, what, or how very.

Thirsty; having a dry mouth and wanting to drink water.

Brown, or historically a coarse hemp cloth worn by poor people.

To drink tea; to go to a restaurant for dim sum.

To cheer, acclaim, or applaud in order to show support and encouragement.

To boo; to make disapproving noises to express contempt or dissatisfaction.

To admire, respect, or think highly of someone.

To eagerly desire or crave, especially abstract things like knowledge or freedom.

High; steep; towering.

To shout and order.

To long for, yearn for, or eagerly hope for.

To yearn after or long for.

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To scold loudly and excessively; to yell and make a scene at people.

To drink water.

In high demand; short in supply, where demand exceeds supply in the market.