Cantonese Dictionary

謦欬

hing3 kat1

Mandarin: qing3 kai4

to cough; to talk and laugh at

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譴

hin2

Mandarin: qian3

Simplified: 谴

to censure | to reprimand | to denounce | to reproach | to be demoted and banished | # adapted from cc-cedict

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譴責

hin2 zaak3

Mandarin: qian3 ze2

to criticise; to condemn; to denounce

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讙

hyun1

Mandarin: huan1

hubbub | clamor | variant of 欢huān [欢] | # adapted from cc-cedict

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豈

hei2

Mandarin: qi3

how; what

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豈

hoi2

Mandarin: qi3

Simplified: 岂

an alternative form for the word凱, triumph; | an alternative form for the word 愷, joyful | # adapted from cc-cedict

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豈不

hei2 bat1

Mandarin: qi3 bu4

isn't it...?; won't it...?; wouldn't it...?; would it not...?; doesn't it...?; hasn't it...?

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豈但

hei2 daan6

Mandarin: qi3 dan4

Simplified: 岂但

not only

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豈勢咁

hei2 sai3 gam2

Mandarin: qi3 shi4 gan1

Simplified: 岂势咁

Cantonese

as much as possible; as extreme as possible [colloquial]

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豈料

hei2 liu6

Mandarin: qi3 liao4

Simplified: 岂料

unexpectedly

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豈有

hei2 jau5

Mandarin: qi3 you3

Simplified: 岂有

how come there is

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豈有此理

hei2 jau5 ci2 lei5

Mandarin: qi3 you3 ci3 li3

Simplified: 岂有此理

how outrageous ; how can that be ? ridiculous! [colloquial]

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豈能

hei2 nang4

Mandarin: qi3 neng2

Simplified: 岂能

how can

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豪

hou4

Mandarin: hao2

grand | heroic | brave | chivalrous | powerful | outstanding | very rich | a hero | a chamopion | the socially prominent | rich | unrestrained | bold and forthright | despotic | to be generous | to be proud | to be successful | generous-minded | # adapted from cc-cedict

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豪傑

hou4 git6

Mandarin: hao2 jie2

hero, towering figure

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豪宅

hou4 zaak6*2

Mandarin: hao2 zhai2

mansion, luxury property

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豪情

hou4 cing4

Mandarin: hao2 qing2

lofty ideals | noble aspiration; Naked Ambition, name of a movie

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豪斯登堡

hou4 si1 dang1 bou2

Huis Ten Bosch is a theme park in Nagasaki Prefecture (Japan) that recreates a medieval Dutch town.

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豪氣

hou4 hei3

heroic spirit; heroism

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豪爽

hou4 song2

Mandarin: hao2 shuang3

straightfoward; forthright; bold

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豪興

hou4 hing3

Mandarin: hao2 xing4

Simplified: 豪兴

Exhilaration; exuberant spirits

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豪華

hou4 waa4

Mandarin: hao2 hua2

Simplified: 豪华

(adjective) Deluxe

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豪華臀

hou4 waa4 tyun4

Mandarin: hao2 hua2 tun2

fat buttocks (Lit. luxurious buttocks)

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豪豬

hou4 zyu1

Mandarin: hao2 zhu1

porcupine

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豪邁

hou4 maai6

Mandarin: hao2 mai4

bold and generous; heroic

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豪門

hou4 mun4

Mandarin: hao2 men2

powerful and rich family

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豪雨

hou4 jyu5

Mandarin: hao2 yu3

strong rain

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豪飲

hou4 jam2

Mandarin: hao2yin3

drink heavily; drink unrestrained; binge drinking

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賀

ho3

Mandarin: he4

Simplified: 贺

to congratulate | to celebrate | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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賀儀

ho6 ji4

Mandarin: he4 yi2

a gratuity, money or other things sent as a token of one's congratulation

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