Cantonese Dictionary

好吃懶做

hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6

Mandarin: hao4 chi1 lan3 zuo4

lazy (sits around eating too much doing nothing)

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好呀

hou2 aa3

Mandarin: hao3 ya5

adj; OK

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好味

hou2 mei6

Mandarin: hao3 wei4

tasty or delicious

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好命水

hou2 meng6 seoi2

Mandarin: hao3 ming4 shui3

good | lucky fate

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好唔好

hou2 m4 hou2

Mandarin: hao3 n2 hao3

Cantonese

good or not; is it okay?

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好唔掂

hou2 m4 dim6

Mandarin: hao3 m2 dian1

Cantonese

very bad

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好唱口

hou2 coeng3 hau2

Mandarin: hao3 chang4 kou3

in the mood to sing; in a good mood

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好問

hou3 man6

Mandarin: hao3 wen4

inquisitiveness

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好啱偈

hou2 ngaam1 gai2

Mandarin: hao3 yan1 ji4

having common interests | topics with someone, to be on the same wavelength

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好啲

hou2 di1

Mandarin: hao3 di1

Cantonese

better

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好嗍

hou2 sok3

Cantonese

very hot or sexy (girl) [Var.] 好嗦 , 好索, [國] 辣妹

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好嗎

hou2 maa1*3

Mandarin: hao3 ma5

Simplified: 好吗

is it ok?; is it alright?; is it good or not? [written and colloquial]

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好嗎

hou2 maa3

Mandarin: hao3 ma5

[1] is it good or not ; is it all right [2] [variant]: [華]: 好不好 [粵]: 好唔好 , 好冇

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好嗦

hou2 sok3

Cantonese

very hot or sexy (girl) [Var.] 好嗍 , 好索; [國] 辣妹

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好嘅唔靈醜嘅靈

hou2 koi3 m4 ling4 cau2 koi3 ling4

Mandarin: hao3 ge2 m2 ling2 chou3 ge2 ling2

Simplified: 好嘅唔灵丑嘅灵

Cantonese

bad things will come true if one keeps talking about them

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好嘅時候糖黐豆

hou2 ge3 si4 hau6 tong4 ci1 dau6*2

Cantonese

when in good relation, (the two are like) beans stuck together by molasses

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好嘈

hou2 cou4

Mandarin: hao3 cao2

Cantonese

very noisy

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好嘢

hou2 je5

Mandarin: hao3 dong1 xi1

Simplified: 好东西

Cantonese

great stuff; awesome (Cantonese exclamation)

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好噏唔噏

hou2 ngap1 m4 ngap1

Cantonese

didn't say something good (but say something bad)

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好在

hou2 zoi6

Mandarin: hao3 zai4

luckily; fortunately; thanks to; just as well

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好地地

hou2 dei6 dei6

Mandarin: hao3 di4 di4

(adjective | adverb) all are fine, good condition, usually used in a way such to reflect an unwarranted siuation (or something that is out of the blue), such as in the example: "Everything is fine, but all the suddenly why … (situation changed)"

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好境

hou2 ging2

Mandarin: hao3 jing4

to be in a good position with good future prospects [colloquial]

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好壞

hou2 waai6

Mandarin: hao3 huai4

[n] good and bad; advantageous and disadvantageous

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好多

hou2 do1

Mandarin: hao3 duo1

Cantonese

a lot much; many. Mand. equiv. 很多

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好多時

hou2 do1 si4

Mandarin: hao3 duo1 shi2

Simplified: 好多时

adv; frequently, often, always

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好多次

hou2 do1 ci3

many times

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好大喜功

hou3 daai6 hei2 gung1

Mandarin: hao4 da4 xi3 gong1

crave for greatness and success; have a fondness for the grandiose

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好天

hou2 tin1

Mandarin: hao3 tian1

(noun) sunny day; nice day; (adverb) on a sunny | nice day; when it is sunny | nice

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好天搵埋落雨米

hou2 tin1 wan2 maai4 lok6 jyu5 mai5

Mandarin: hao3 tian1 wen3 mai2 luo4 yu3 mi3

Simplified: 好天揾埋落雨米

Cantonese

to be well-prepared for the uncertain future

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好天收埋落雨柴

hou2 tin1 sau1 maai4 lok6 jyu5 caai4

Mandarin: hao3 tian1 shou1 mai2 luo4 yu3 chai2

to be well-prepared for the uncertain future [colloquial]

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