Cantonese Dictionary

洪天明

hung4 tin1 ming4

Mandarin: hong2 tian1 ming2

Timmy Hung

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洪水

hung4 seoi2

Mandarin: hong2 shui3

deluge, flood

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洪江

hung4 gong1

Mandarin: hong2 jiang1

Hongjiang (city in Hunan)

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洪洞

hung4 dung6

Mandarin: hong2 dong4

Hongdong (place in Shanxi)

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洪湖

hung4 wu4

Mandarin: hong2 hu2

Honghu (city in Hubei)

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洪澤

hung4 zaak6

Mandarin: hong2 ze2

Hongze (place in Jiangsu)

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洪發山

hung4 faat3 saan1

Mandarin: hong2 fa1 shan1

Simplified: 洪发山

another name for 14K, a triad gang [colloquial]

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洪金寶

hung4 gam1 bou2

Mandarin: hong2 jin1 bao3

Simplified: 洪金宝

(celebrity) Sammo Hung Kam-bo who is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director.

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洪門五祖

hung4 mun4 ng5 zou2

Mandarin: Hong2men2 wu3 zu3

Simplified: 洪门五祖

the legendary founders of the original secret society from which the modern day triad societies were derived from [colloquial]

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洪門子弟

hung4 mun4 zi2 dai6

Mandarin: Hong2men2 zi3di4

Simplified: 洪门子弟

triad brothers [colloquial]

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洭

hong1

Mandarin: kuang1

Kuang, the name of a river in Guangdong, China

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洶

hung1

Mandarin: xiong1

Simplified: 汹

torrential rush | tumultuous | noisy | restless | turbulent | # adapted from cc-cedict

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洶洶

hung1 hung1

Mandarin: xiong1 xiong1

Simplified: 汹汹

viciously

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洶涌澎湃

hung1 jung2 paang4 baai3

Mandarin: xiong1 yong3 peng2 pai4

Simplified: 汹涌澎湃

surging

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洶湧

hung1 jung2

Mandarin: xiong1 yong3

turbulent; to surge violently

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洶湧澎湃

hung1 jung2 paang4 baai3

Mandarin: xiong1 yong3 peng2 pai4

Simplified: 汹涌澎湃

surging

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洽

hap6

Mandarin: qia4

accord | to make contact | to agree | to consult with | extensive | harmonious | in agreement | to negotiate | to arrange with | wide | # adapted from cc-cedict

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洽談

hap1 taam4

Mandarin: qia4 tan2

discuss together; consult; hold talks; negotiate (business) | [synonym] 洽商

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洽購

hap1 kau3

Mandarin: qia4 gou4

discuss the purchase of; holding purchasing talks

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浩

hou6

Mandarin: hao4

grand | vast (water) | numerous | abundant | # adapted from cc-cedict

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浩劫

hou6 gip3

Mandarin: hao4 jie2

great calamity; catastrophe; apocalypse

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浩園

hou6 jyun4

Mandarin: hao4 yuan2

Simplified: 浩园

Gallant Garden, a public cemetery in Hong Kong

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浩如煙海

hou6 jyu4 jin1 hoi2

Mandarin: hao4 ru2 yan1 hai3

have a huge amount of literature or data etc.

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浩瀚

hou6 hon6

Mandarin: hao4 han4

vast; boundless

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浩繁

hou6 faan4

Mandarin: hao4 fan2

vast and numerous (stock of books); heavy (workload, expenditure, etc)

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浩蕩

hou6 dong6

Mandarin: hao4 dang4

vast and mighty (of river or ocean); broad and powerful

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海

hoi2

Mandarin: hai3

sea; ocean

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海上

hoi2 soeng6

Mandarin: hai3 shang4

maritime, on the sea

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海上無魚蝦自大

hoi2 soeng6 mou4 jyu4 haa1 zi6 daai6

Mandarin: hai3 shang4 wu2 yu2 xia1 zi4 da4

Simplified: 海上无鱼虾自大

'in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king'

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海上鮮

hoi2 soeng6 sin1

Mandarin: hai3shang4 xian1

Simplified: 海上鲜

a commodity which has a variable price that is subject to change [colloquial]

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