Cantonese words starting with H
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hung4 mou4
鴻毛鸿毛
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
Cement.
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 mui2
紅莓红莓
Cranberry
hung4 mun4
洪門洪门
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 ngaan4
紅顏红颜
A beautiful woman, or women in general as a literary term.
hung4 ngaan4 wo6 seoi2
紅顏禍水红颜祸水
A femme fatale; a beautiful woman who is deemed to bring ruin or disaster.
hung4 ngaan4 zi1 gei2
紅顏知己红颜知己
A male's female confidante or close female friend.
hung4 ngaan5 zing3
紅眼症红眼症
Pink eye; acute infective conjunctivitis.
hung4 ngaan5 zyun1
紅眼鱒红眼鳟
A type of fish, specifically the red-eye trout.
hung4 ngoi6 sin3
紅外線红外线
Infrared ray; electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light, perceived as heat.
hung4 paai2
紅牌红牌
Red card, used in sports matches to penalize and send off a player.
hung4 paai2 aa3 gu1
紅牌阿姑红牌阿姑
A famous, highly popular, or top-ranking prostitute in a traditional brothel.
hung4 pou4 tou4 zau2
紅葡萄酒红葡萄酒
Red wine.
hung4 saam1
紅三红三
Threadfin bream, or a Hong Kong hundred-dollar note.
hung4 saam1
紅衫红衫
Red clothes.
hung4 saam1 jyu2
紅三魚红三鱼
Golden threadfin bream; also a slang term for a Hong Kong one-hundred dollar note.
hung4 saam1 jyu2
紅衫魚红衫鱼
Golden threadfin bream; a type of edible saltwater fish with a light red body and bright yellow stripes.
hung4 sam1
紅心红心
Hearts, the red playing card suit.
hung4 sam1
雄心
Ambition; a grand ideal or aspiration.
hung4 sam1 but6 but6
雄心勃勃
Ambitious and eager to achieve great things.
hung4 sam1 zong3 zi3
雄心壯志雄心壮志
Grand aspirations and great ambitions.
hung4 sap6 zi6 ce1
紅十字車红十字车
Ambulance.
hung4 sap6 zi6 wui2
紅十字會红十字会
The Red Cross; an international charity organization providing voluntary medical and humanitarian aid.
hung4 seoi2
洪水
Flood or floodwater; a deluge that submerges land that is usually dry.
hung4 seoi2 maang5 sau3
洪水猛獸洪水猛兽
A metaphor for dangerous, vicious, or highly threatening things.
hung4 seoi6
紅隧红隧
The Cross-Harbour Tunnel, connecting Hung Hom in Kowloon with Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island.
hung4 si1
雄師雄师
Mighty army; powerful troops.
hung4 si5
熊市
Bear market; an investment market characterized by a sustained downward trend.
hung4 sik1
紅色红色
Red; the color of fresh blood and one of the primary colors.
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.
hung4 sing3
雄性
Male; the sex of a reproducing organism that produces sperm or pollen.
hung4 siu1
紅燒红烧
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 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 foreigner, especially one of European descent.
hung4 tong1
紅湯红汤
Borsch-style soup, typically served as the red soup option in Hong Kong-style Western restaurants.
hung4 tong4
紅堂红堂
A triad judicial meeting or hearing held to discuss decisions or enforce family laws.
hung4 tong4
紅糖红糖
Brown sugar; unrefined or partially refined cane sugar.
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 wai5
雄偉雄伟
Grand, magnificent, or imposing in size and power.
hung4 wan6 sin3
鴻運扇鸿运扇
Box fan; a type of square-shaped electric fan with a rotating front grille to direct airflow.
hung4 wong4
雄黃雄黄
Realgar, pararealgar, or arsenic sulfide; a toxic yellow mineral used in traditional Chinese medicine.
hung4 wui2
紅會红会
The Red Cross society.
hung4 zai2 beng2
熊仔餅熊仔饼
Koala's March; small koala-shaped biscuits with a sweet filling.