好 hou² {hǎo}

1. good
2. well
3. proper
4. good to
5. easy to
6. very
7. so
8. (suffix indicating completion or readiness)
9. (of an unmarried couple) to be close
10. to be keen on each other

好 hou² {hào}

1. to be fond of
2. to have a tendency to
3. to be prone to

好呀 hou² aa³ {hǎo ya}

adj; OK

好醜〔-丑〕 hou² cau² {hǎo chǒu}

very bad looking; good and bad; at least

好似 hou² ci⁵ {hǎo sì}

(adjective) similar

好清 hou² cing¹ {hǎo qīng}

very clear

好彩 hou² coi² {hǎo cǎi}

(adjective) lucky; blessed; (adverb) luckily

好嘈 hou² cou⁴ {hǎo cáo}

very noisy

好膽〔-胆〕 hou² daam² {hǎo dǎn}

adj; fearless; brave; courageous

好抵 hou² dai² {hǎo dǐ}

adj; value for money; worth buying

好得 hou² dak¹ {hǎo de}

very good; good looking or attractive; thanks to; luckily; fortunately

好啲 hou² di¹ {hǎo dī}

better

好的 hou² dik¹ {hǎo de}

good; yes

好番 hou² faan¹ {hǎo fān}

verb; to recover (sickness)

好翻 hou² faan¹ {hǎo fān}

verb; to recover (sickness)

好返 hou² faan² {hǎo fǎn}

recover from illness (spoken)

好瞓 hou² fan³ {hǎo fèn}

1. had a great sleep 2. time to sleep

好閒〔-闲〕 hou² gaan³ {hào xián}

an easy task; something that is too insignificant to be worth caring about

好頸〔-颈〕 hou² geng² {hǎo jǐng}

good temper (slang)

好景 hou² ging² {hǎo jǐng}

adj; good prospect or situation

好勁〔-劲〕 hou² ging⁶ {hǎo jìn}

very powerful (spoken)

好癐 hou² gui⁶ {hǎo guài}

adj; very tired

好焗 hou² guk⁶ {hǎo jú}

very hot and stuffy

好鬼 hou² gwai² {hǎo guǐ}

very, so

好貴〔-贵〕 hou² gwai³ {hǎo guì}

adj. very expensive

好閑〔-闲〕 hou² haan⁴ {hào xián}

it's trivial (spoken)

好行 hou² haang⁴ {hǎo xíng}

easy to walk; good/ interesting to walk; an expression used when the host walks the guests out to the door

好恨 hou² han⁶ {hǎo hèn}

really want, eager to

好口 hou² hau² {hào kǒu}

good words, good talking

好氣〔-气〕 hou² hei³ {hǎo qì}

1. to be patient 2. gas bag

好人 hou² jan⁴ {hǎo rén}

good person

好日 hou² jat⁶ {hǎo rì}

suitable day (to be chosen for festive events, such as wedding)

好友 hou² jau⁵ {hǎoyǒu}

(noun) Good friend

好嘢 hou² je⁵ {hǎo yě}

(adjective) great; (noun) good stuff; (interjection) hooray

好野 hou² je⁵ {hǎo yě}

good things; woo, to express excitement

好耳 hou² ji⁵ {hǎo ěr}

good listening

好樣〔-样〕 hou² joeng² {hǎo yàng}

adj; looks good

好逑 hou² kau⁴ {hǎo qiú}

desired by many

好傾〔-倾〕 hou² king¹ {hǎo qīng}

adj; get along well; talkative; a great chat

好叻 hou² lek¹ {hǎo lè}

adj; very clever, smart or good

好力 hou² lik⁶ {hào lì}

strong; energetic

好賣〔-卖〕 hou² maai⁶ {hǎo mài}

sells very well; sells like hot cakes

好味 hou² mei⁶ {hǎo wèi}

tasty or delicious

好眼 hou² ngaan⁵ {hǎo yǎn}

good eyes, sharp eyes

好耐 hou² noi⁶ {hǎo nài}

a very long time

好死 hou² sei² {hǎo sǐ}

a 'good death'; describes a person who passes away in a peaceful manner; something that is too good to be true (usually used with a sense of doubt, in a questioning manner)

好聲〔-声〕 hou² seng¹ {hǎo shēng}

(adjective) be cautious; be careful; be watchful; (of musical instrument such as speaker) great voice; great tone; great sound

好市 hou² si⁵ {Hǎo shì}

sell like hot cakes; be in great demand

好識〔-识〕 hou² sik¹ {hǎo shí}

to know well

好食 hou² sik⁶ {hǎo shí}

tasty; delicious; yummy

好少 hou² siu² {hǎo shǎo}

adj; a few

好想 hou² soeng² {hǎo xiǎng}

to miss something/ someone a lot; to really want to do something

好索 hou² sok³ {hǎo suǒ}

to describe a woman as very attractive, had a nice body shape and beautiful

好聽〔-听〕 hou² teng¹ {hǎo tīng}

(adjective) (of music) 1. Great (so someone loves it); (of the words in conversation) Polite and reasonable

好天 hou² tin¹ {hǎo tiān}

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

好話〔-话〕 hou² waa² {hǎo huà}

(verb) 1. Condemn; 2. Blame; 3. Criticize (used before a pronoun)

好仔 hou² zai² {hǎo zǐ}

a good boy/ guy/ man

好正 hou² zeng³ {hǎo zhèng}

adj; very good

好處〔-处〕 {hǎochù}

1. benefit
2. advantage
3. gain
4. profit
5. also pr. [hao3 chu4]
6. CL: 個

好不 hou² bat¹ {hǎo bù}

1. not at all ...
2. how very ...

好比 hou² bei² {hǎo bǐ}

1. to be just like
2. can be compared to

好辯〔-辩〕 hou² bin⁶ {hào biàn}

1. argumentative
2. quarrelsome

好似 hou² ci⁵ {hǎo sì}

1. to seem
2. to be like

好處〔-处〕 hou² cyu³ {hǎo chu}

1. benefit
2. advantage
3. gain
4. profit
5. also pr. [hao3 chu4]
6. CL: 個

好歹 hou² daai² {hǎo dǎi}

1. good and bad
2. most unfortunate occurrence
3. in any case
4. whatever

好多 hou² do¹ {hǎo duō}

1. many
2. quite a lot
3. much better

好道 hou² dou⁶ {hǎo dào}

1. don't tell me ...
2. could it be that...?

好感 hou² gam² {hǎo gǎn}

1. good opinion
2. favorable impression

好久 hou² gau² {hǎo jiǔ}

quite a while

好幾〔-几〕 hou² gei² {hǎo jǐ}

1. several
2. quite a few

好記〔-记〕 hou² gei³ {hǎo jì}

easy to remember

好過〔-过〕 hou² gwo³ {hǎo guò}

1. to have an easy time
2. (feel) well

好氣〔-气〕 hou² hei³ {hǎo qì}

1. to be happy
2. to be in a good mood

好吃 hou² hek³ {hǎo chī}

1. tasty
2. delicious

好吃 hou² hek³ {hào chī}

1. to be fond of eating
2. to be gluttonous

好去 hou² heoi³ {hǎo qù}

1. bon voyage
2. god speed

好漢〔-汉〕 hou² hon³ {hǎo hàn}

1. hero
2. strong and courageous person
3. CL: 條

好看 hou² hon³ {hǎo kàn}

1. good-looking
2. nice-looking
3. good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
4. embarrassed
5. humiliated

好康 hou² hong¹ {hǎo kāng}

1. benefit
2. advantage

好喝 hou² hot³ {hǎo hē}

tasty (drinks)

好好 hou² hou² {hǎo hǎo}

1. well
2. carefully
3. nicely
4. properly

好友 hou² jau⁵ {hǎo yǒu}

1. close friend
2. pal
3. (social networking website) friend
4. CL: 個

好意 hou² ji³ {hǎo yì}

1. good intention
2. kindness

好言 hou² jin⁴ {hǎo yán}

kind words

好氧 hou² joeng⁵ {hào yǎng}

aerobic

好用 hou² jung⁶ {hǎo yòng}

1. useful
2. serviceable
3. effective
4. handy
5. easy to use

好球 hou² kau⁴ {hǎo qiú}

1. (ball sports) good shot!
2. nice hit!
3. well played!

好物 hou² mat⁶ {hǎo wù}

fine goods

好命 hou² meng⁶ {hǎo mìng}

1. lucky
2. blessed with good fortune

好鳥〔-鸟〕 hou² niu⁵ {hǎo niǎo}

1. person of good character
2. nice person
3. bird with a melodious voice or beautiful plumage

好棒 hou² paang⁵ {hǎo bàng}

excellent (interjection)

好評〔-评〕 hou² ping⁴ {hǎo píng}

1. favorable criticism
2. positive evaluation

好使 hou² sai² {hǎo shǐ}

1. easy to use
2. to function well
3. so that
4. in order to

好心 hou² sam¹ {hǎo xīn}

1. kindness
2. good intentions

好手 hou² sau² {hǎo shǒu}

1. expert
2. professional

好受 hou² sau⁶ {hǎo shòu}

1. feeling better
2. to be more at ease

好些 hou² se¹ {hǎo xiē}

1. a good deal of
2. quite a lot

好睡 hou² seoi⁶ {hǎo shuì}

good night

好時〔-时〕 hou² si⁴ {Hǎo shí}

Hershey's (brand)

好事 hou² si⁶ {hǎo shì}

1. good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
2. charity
3. happy occasion
4. Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead

好事 hou² si⁶ {hào shì}

to be meddlesome

好笑 hou² siu³ {hǎo xiào}

1. laughable
2. funny
3. ridiculous

好說〔-说〕 hou² syut³ {hǎo shuō}

1. you're too kind (humble)
2. with pleasure! (indicating agreement)
3. easy to handle

好睇 hou² tai² {hǎo dì}

good-looking (Cantonese)

好聽〔-听〕 hou² teng¹ {hǎo tīng}

pleasant to hear

好哇 hou² waa¹ {hǎo wā}

1. hurray!
2. hurrah!
3. yippee!

好話〔-话〕 hou² waa² {hǎo huà}

1. words of praise
2. to speak well of

好壞〔-坏〕 hou² waai⁶ {hǎo huài}

1. good or bad
2. good and bad
3. standard
4. quality

好玩 hou² waan² {hǎo wán}

1. amusing
2. fun
3. interesting

好玩 hou² waan² {hào wán}

1. to be playful
2. to be fond of one's fun

好運〔-运〕 hou² wan⁶ {hǎo yùn}

good luck

好走 hou² zau² {hǎo zǒu}

1. bon voyage
2. god speed

好像 hou² zoeng⁶ {hǎo xiàng}

1. as if
2. to seem like

好象 hou² zoeng⁶ {hǎo xiàng}

1. to seem
2. to be like

好在 hou² zoi⁶ {hǎo zài}

1. luckily
2. fortunately

好轉〔-转〕 hou² zyun² {hǎo zhuǎn}

1. to improve
2. to take a turn for the better
3. improvement

好鬥〔-斗〕 hou³ dau³ {hào dòu}

1. to be warlike
2. to be belligerent

好動〔-动〕 hou³ dung⁶ {hào dòng}

1. active
2. restless
3. energetic

好客 hou³ haak³ {hào kè}

1. hospitality
2. to treat guests well
3. to enjoy having guests
4. hospitable
5. friendly

好學〔-学〕 hou³ hok⁶ {hào xué}

1. eager to study
2. studious
3. erudite

好奇 hou³ kei⁴ {hào qí}

1. inquisitive
2. curious
3. inquisitiveness
4. curiosity

好強〔-强〕 hou³ koeng⁴ {hào qiáng}

eager to be first

好色 hou³ sik¹ {hào sè}

1. to want sex
2. given to lust
3. lecherous
4. lascivious
5. horny

好勝〔-胜〕 hou³ sing³ {hào shèng}

1. eager to win
2. competitive
3. aggressive

好惡〔-恶〕 hou³ wu³ {hào wù}

1. lit. likes and dislikes
2. preferences
3. taste

好戰〔-战〕 hou³ zin³ {hào zhàn}

warlike

好似係〔--系〕 hou² ci⁵ hai⁶ {hǎo sì xì}

it seems so

好唱口 hou² coeng³ hau² {hǎo chàng kǒu}

in the mood to sing; in a good mood

好彩數〔--数〕 hou² coi² sou³ {hǎo cǎi shù}

to be in luck

好得多 hou² dak¹ do¹ {hǎo de duō}

Much better

好得滯〔--滞〕 hou² dak¹ zai⁶ {hǎo de zhì}

too good

好地地 hou² dei⁶ dei⁶ {hǎo dì dì}

(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)"

好多時〔--时〕 hou² do¹ si⁴ {hǎo duō shí}

adv; frequently, often, always

好到極〔--极〕 hou² dou³ gik⁶ {hǎo dào jí}

adj; extremely good

好傢伙〔-家-〕 hou² gaa¹ fo² {hǎo jiā huo}

exclamation; good heavens, lord

好腳頭〔-脚头〕 hou² goek³ tau⁴ {hǎo jiǎo tóu}

one who brings luck

好鬼死 hou² gwai² sei² {hǎo guǐ sǐ}

very, extremely

好過冇〔-过-〕 hou² gwo³ mou⁵ {hǎo guò mǎo}

it is better than nothing

好孩子 hou² haai⁴ zi² {hǎo hái zi}

noun; good or well behaved children

好好地 hou² hou² dei² {hǎo hǎo de}

adv; nicely

好好的 hou² hou² dik¹ {hǎo hǎo de}

Very good

好人事 hou² jan⁴ si² {hǎo rén shì}

(noun) a good person; a nice person; (adjective) helpful; kind

好意頭〔--头〕 hou² ji³ tau⁴ {hǎo yì tóu}

good symbolic meaning

好唔掂 hou² m⁴ dim⁶ {hǎo ḿ diān}

very bad

好唔好 hou² m⁴ hou² {hǎo ń hǎo}

good or not; is it okay?

好猛鬼 hou² maang⁵ gwai² {hǎo měng guǐ}

noun; extremely haunted

好命水 hou² meng⁶ seoi² {hǎo mìng shuǐ}

good/ lucky fate

好啱偈 hou² ngaam¹ gai² {hǎo yān jì}

having common interests/ topics with someone, to be on the same wavelength 10

好眼界 hou² ngaan⁵ gaai³ {hǎo yǎn jiè}

great aim

好心情 hou² sam¹ cing⁴ {hǎo xīn qíng}

in a good mood

好心地 hou² sam¹ dei² {hǎo xīn dì}

kind; have a good heart

好心機〔--机〕 hou² sam¹ gei¹ {hǎo xīn jī}

describes the attitude of paying full attention and putting lots of effort in doing something

好手腳〔--脚〕 hou² sau² goek³ {hǎo shǒu jiǎo}

it describes people who are clean, and do not steal

好手尾 hou² sau² mei⁵ {hǎo shǒu wěi}

it describes people who always clean up after themselves

好消息 hou² siu¹ sik¹ {hǎo xiāo xí}

Good News

好少何 hou² siu² ho² {hǎo shǎo hé}

seldomly occur; rarely has such a situation occurred

好少理 hou² siu² lei⁵ {hǎo shǎo lǐ}

not really care or take care of something; never really bother or care

好少少 hou² siu² siu² {hǎo shǎo shāo}

adj. a little bit better

好笑口 hou² siu³ hau² {hǎo xiào kǒu}

seems happy

好相與〔--与〕 hou² soeng¹ jyu⁵ {hǎo xiāng yǔ}

(adjective) kind; likeable; amiable; good-natured; genial

好精神 hou² zing¹ san⁴ {hǎo jīng shen}

energetic

好鍾意〔-钟-〕 hou² zung¹ ji³ {hǎo zhōng yì}

to like a lot

好主意 hou² zyu² ji³ {hǎo zhǔ yi}

noun; good ideas

好不好 hou² bat¹ hou² {hǎo bu hǎo}

1. (coll.) all right?
2. OK?

好半天 hou² bun³ tin¹ {hǎo bàn tiān}

most of the day

好端端 hou² dyun¹ dyun¹ {hǎo duān duān}

1. perfectly all right
2. without rhyme or reason

好家伙 hou² gaa¹ fo² {hǎo jiā huo}

1. my God!
2. oh boy!
3. man!

好幾年〔-几-〕 hou² gei² nin⁴ {hǎo jǐ nián}

several years

好起來〔--来〕 hou² hei² loi⁴ {hǎo qǐ lai}

1. to get better
2. to improve
3. to get well

好好兒〔--儿〕 hou² hou² ji⁴ {hǎo hāo r}

1. in good condition
2. perfectly good
3. carefully
4. well
5. thoroughly

好又多 hou² jau⁶ do¹ {Hǎo yòu duō}

Trust-Mart (supermarket chain)

好意思 hou² ji³ si³ {hǎo yì si}

1. to have the nerve
2. what a cheek!
3. to feel no shame
4. to overcome the shame
5. (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)

好樣的〔-样-〕 hou² joeng⁶ dik¹ {hǎo yàng de}

(idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage

好容易 hou² jung⁴ ji⁶ {hǎo róng yì}

1. with great difficulty
2. to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc)

好立克 hou² laap⁶ hak¹ {Hǎo lì kè}

Horlicks milk drink (popular in Hong Kong)

好萊塢〔-莱坞〕 hou² loi⁴ wu¹ {Hǎo lái wù}

Hollywood

好望角 hou² mong⁶ gok³ {Hǎo wàng Jiǎo}

Cape of Good Hope

好朋友 hou² pang⁴ jau⁵ {hǎo péng you}

1. good friend
2. (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)

好市多 hou² si⁵ do¹ {Hǎo shì duō}

Costco (warehouse club chain)

好運符〔-运-〕 hou² wan⁶ fu⁴ {hǎo yùn fú}

good luck charm

好玩兒〔--儿〕 hou² wun⁶ ji⁴ {hǎo wán r}

1. interesting
2. delightful
3. amusing

好奇心 hou³ kei⁴ sam¹ {hào qí xīn}

1. interest in sth
2. curiosity
3. inquisitive

好事者 hou³ si⁶ ze² {hào shì zhě}

1. busybody
2. CL: 個

好似…噉〔---啖〕 hou² ci⁵ … gam² {hǎo sì … dàn}

it seems like…; just like…

好好睇睇 hou² hou² tai² tai² {hǎo hǎo dì dì}

decently done

好人好姐 hou² jan⁴ hou² ze² {hǎo rén hǎo jiě}

one who looks normal (but is actually complete normal, or has a evil mind)

好人難做〔--难-〕 hou² jan⁴ naan⁴ zou⁶ {hǎo rén nán zuò}

it is hard to be a kind/ good person, it means sometimes people will end up doing bad things even though with good intentions

好眉好貌 hou² mei⁴ hou² maau⁶ {hǎo méi hǎo mào}

it describes people who are good looking on the outside

好耐冇見〔---见〕 hou² noi⁶ mou⁵ gin³ {hǎo nài mǎo jiàn}

long time no see

好耐冇见 hou² noi⁶ mou⁵ gin³ {hǎo nài mǎo jiàn}

have not met in a long time; long time no see

好使好用 hou² sai² hou² jung⁶ {hǎo shǐ hǎo yòng}

one who is obedient and productive

好聲好氣〔-声-气〕 hou² seng¹ hou² hei³ {hǎo shēng hǎo qì}

(adverb) (to talk) in a calm tone with coaxing manner

好衰唔衰 hou² seoi¹ m⁴ seoi¹ {hǎo shuāi ń shuāi}

(adverb / phrase ) unluckily; unfortunately;

好食好住 hou² sik⁶ hou² zyu⁶ {hǎo shí hǎo zhù}

good food and good accommodation, it means a comfortable life

好頭好尾〔-头--〕 hou² tau⁴ hou² mei⁵ {hǎo tóu hǎo wěi}

good start and good ending

好食懶飛〔--懒飞〕 hou³ sik⁶ laan⁵ fei¹ {hǎo shí lǎn fēi}

(adjective) to describe someone who acts like a parasite who is happy to partake but too lazy to do anything for it

好不容易 hou² bat¹ jung⁴ ji⁶ {hǎo bù róng yì}

1. with great difficulty
2. very difficult

好兵帥克〔--帅-〕 hou² bing¹ seoi³ hak¹ {Hǎo bīng Shuài kè}

The Good Soldier Švejk (Schweik), satirical novel by Czech author Jaroslav Hašek (1883-1923)

好久不見〔---见〕 hou² gau² bat¹ gin³ {hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn}

Long time no see

好景不長〔---长〕 hou² ging² bat¹ coeng⁴ {hǎo jǐng bù cháng}

a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)

好好先生 hou² hou² sin¹ saang¹ {hǎo hǎo xiān sheng}

1. Mr Goody-goody
2. yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)

好言好語〔---语〕 hou² jin⁴ hou² jyu⁵ {hǎo yán hǎo yǔ}

1. kind words
2. sweet talk
3. coaxing manner

好夢難成〔-梦难-〕 hou² mung⁶ naan⁴ sing⁴ {hǎo mèng nán chéng}

a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)

好事多磨 hou² si⁶ do¹ mo⁴ {hǎo shì duō mó}

the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)

好說歹說〔-说-说〕 hou² syut³ daai² syut³ {hǎo shuō dǎi shuō}

1. to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom)
2. to reason with sb in every way possible

好酒貪杯〔--贪-〕 hou² zau² taam¹ bui¹ {hǎo jiǔ tān bēi}

good wine taken in excess (idiom); fond of the bottle

好自為之〔--为-〕 hou² zi⁶ wai⁴ zi¹ {hǎo zì wéi zhī}

1. to do one's best
2. to shape up
3. to behave

好整以暇 hou² zing² ji⁵ haa⁶ {hào zhěng yǐ xiá}

to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)

好大喜功 hou³ daai⁶ hei² gung¹ {hào dà xǐ gōng}

1. to rejoice in grandiose deeds
2. to strive to achieve extraordinary things

好高騖遠〔--骛远〕 hou³ gou¹ mou⁶ jyun⁵ {hào gāo wù yuǎn}

1. to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
2. to aim too high

好吃懶做〔--懒-〕 hou³ hek³ laan⁵ zou⁶ {hào chī lǎn zuò}

1. happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
2. all take and no give

好逸惡勞〔--恶劳〕 hou³ jat⁶ wu³ lou⁴ {hào yì wù láo}

to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)

好奇尚異〔---异〕 hou³ kei⁴ soeng⁶ ji⁶ {hào qí shàng yì}

1. liking what odd, interested in what is different (idiom); curious about the exotic
2. inquisitive

好事之徒 hou³ si⁶ zi¹ tou⁴ {hào shì zhī tú}

busybody

好色之徒 hou³ sik¹ zi¹ tou⁴ {hào sè zhī tú}

1. lecher
2. womanizer
3. dirty old man

好為人師〔-为-师〕 hou³ wai⁴ jan⁴ si¹ {hào wéi rén shī}

to like to lecture others (idiom)

好行夾唔送〔--夹--〕 hou² haang⁴ gaap³ m⁴ sung³ {hǎo xíng jiā ń sòng}

Ironic word, which means you are not welcome, please go away.

好戲在後頭〔-戏-后头〕 hou² hei³ zoi⁶ hau⁶ tau⁴ {hǎo xì zài hòu tou}

save the best for last; the best part of something is at the end; the best is yet to come

好佬怕爛佬〔---烂-〕 hou² lou² paa³ laan⁶ lou² {hǎo lǎo pà làn lǎo}

Good guys are afraid of bad guys, it means guys of good quality do not argue or fight with guys who are unreasonable

好物沉歸底〔---归-〕 hou² mat⁶ cam⁴ gwai¹ dai² {hǎo wù chén guī dǐ}

the best comes at the end

好心有好報〔----报〕 hou² sam¹ jau⁵ hou² bou³ {hǎo xīn yǒu hǎo bào}

good-heartedness often meets with recompense; your charity will be rewarded

好心着雷劈 hou² sam¹ zoek⁶ leoi⁴ pek³ {hǎo xīn zhe léi pī}

Kindheartedness may not meet with good recompense.

好食爭崩頭〔--争-头〕 hou² sik⁶ zaang¹ bang¹ tau⁴ {hǎo shí zhēng bēng tóu}

people see cheap things then they fight against each other for that

好話唔好聽〔-话--听〕 hou² waa² m⁴ hou² teng¹ {hǎo huà ń hǎo tīng}

(phrase) honestly speaking; to put it bluntly.

好Ｙｅａｈ hou² Y5 e⁵ a⁵ h⁵ {hǎo Y5 e a h5}

very cool or interesting

好仔唔當差〔---当-〕 hou² zai² m⁴ dong¹ caai¹ {hǎo zǐ ń dāng chā}

Good guy would not be a policeman, because of the rogue behaviour of the old Hong Kong Police and its corruption, Hong Kong parents generally do not want their sons to be policemen

好飯不怕晚〔-饭---〕 hou² faan⁶ bat¹ paa³ maan⁵ {hǎo fàn bù pà wǎn}

1. The meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten
2. The good things in life are worth waiting for

好酒沉甕底〔---瓮-〕 hou² zau² cam⁴ ung³ dai² {hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ}

1. lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
2. fig. the best is saved for last

好水冇幾多朝〔---几--〕 hou² seoi² mou⁵ gei² do¹ ziu¹ {hǎo shuǐ mǎo jǐ duō cháo}

Good things cannot last long

好戲還在後頭〔-戏还-后头〕 hou² hei³ waan⁴ zoi⁶ hau⁶ tau⁴ {hǎo xì hái zài hòu tou}

1. the best part of the show is yet to come
2. (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come
3. you ain't seen nothin' yet

好男不跟女鬥〔-----斗〕 hou² naam⁴ bat¹ gan¹ neoi⁵ dau³ {hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu}

a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)

好嘅唔靈醜嘅靈〔---灵丑-灵〕 hou² koi³ m⁴ ling⁴ cau² koi³ ling⁴ {hǎo gé ḿ líng chǒu gé líng}

bad things will come true if one keeps talking about them

好眉好貌生沙蝨〔------虱〕 hou² mei⁴ hou² maau⁶ saang¹ saa¹ sat¹ {hǎo méi hǎo mào shēng shā shī}

to describe someone who looks like a talent, but in fact did not have any skill or ability

好天搵埋落雨米〔--揾----〕 hou² tin¹ wan² maai⁴ lok⁶ jyu⁵ mai⁵ {hǎo tiān wěn mái luò yǔ mǐ}

to be well-prepared for the uncertain future

好故事百聽不厭〔----听-厌〕 hou² gu³ si⁶ baak³ ting¹ bat¹ jim³ {hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn}

1. The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.
2. One never tires of hearing good new.

好漢不吃眼前虧〔-汉----亏〕 hou² hon³ bat¹ hek³ ngaan⁵ cin⁴ kwai¹ {hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī}

a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)

好漢不提當年勇〔-汉--当--〕 hou² hon³ bat¹ tai⁴ dong¹ nin⁴ jung⁵ {hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng}

a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)

好漢做事好漢當〔-汉---汉当〕 hou² hon³ zou⁶ si⁶ hou² hon³ dong¹ {hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng}

1. daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)
2. a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
3. the buck stops here

好了傷疤忘了疼〔--伤----〕 hou² liu⁵ soeng¹ baa¹ mong⁴ liu⁵ tung³ {hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng}

to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)

好馬不吃回頭草〔-马---头-〕 hou² maa⁵ bat¹ hek³ wui⁴ tau⁴ cou² {hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo}

1. lit. a good horse doesn't come back to the same pasture (idiom)
2. fig. one should not go back to one's past experiences (of love, job etc)

好死不如賴活著〔----赖-着〕 hou² sei² bat¹ jyu⁴ laai⁶ wut⁶ zoek⁶ {hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe}

Better a bad life than a good death (idiom)

好奇會吃苦頭的〔--会--头-〕 hou³ kei⁴ wui² hek³ fu² tau⁴ dik¹ {hào qí huì chī kǔ tou de}

Curiosity killed the cat.

好記性不如爛筆頭〔-记---烂笔头〕 hou² gei³ sing³ bat¹ jyu⁴ laan⁶ bat¹ tau⁴ {hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu}

the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)

好心倒做了驢肝肺〔-----驴--〕 hou² sam¹ dou² zou⁶ liu⁵ leoi⁴ gon¹ fai³ {hǎo xīn dào zuò le lǘ gān fēi}

1. lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)
2. fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent

好好學習，天天向上〔--学习-----〕 hou² hou² hok⁶ zaap⁶ ，tin¹ tin¹ hoeng³ soeng⁶ {hǎo hǎo xué xí , tiān tiān xiàng shàng}

study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)

好事不出門，壞事傳千里〔----门-坏-传--〕 hou² si⁶ bat¹ ceot¹ mun⁴ waai⁶ si⁶ cyun⁴ cin¹ lei⁵ {hǎo shì bù chū mén , huài shì chuán qiān lǐ}

Good news do not travel well, but bad news travel really fast and far

好事不出門，惡事傳千里〔----门-恶-传--〕 hou² si⁶ bat¹ ceot¹ mun⁴ ，ok³ si⁶ cyun⁴ cin¹ lei⁵ {hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ}

1. lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
2. a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)

好學近乎知，力行近乎仁，知恥近乎勇〔-学-----------耻---〕 hou³ hok⁶ gan⁶ fu⁴ zi¹ ，lik⁶ hang⁴ gan⁶ fu⁴ jan⁴ ，zi¹ ci² gan⁶ fu⁴ jung⁵ {hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng}

to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)