豪 (hou4 | hao2) : powerful; outstanding; unrestrained

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豪

hou4

hao2

[1] powerful; outstanding; very rich
[2] unrestrained; bold and forthright
[3] despotic; bullying

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: (#152)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

豪

This word has been viewed 8685 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Mar 2011 03:49

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自豪 zi6 hou4 zi4 hao2 = (self-)pride

富豪 fu3 hou4 = plutocrat; a very rich and powerful person

豪氣 hou4 hei3 = heroic spirit; heroism

豪宅 hou4 zaak6*2 hao2 zhai2 = mansion, luxury property

大富豪夜總會 daai6 fu3 hou4 je6 zung2 wui6*2 = a big spender nightclub

豪華 hou4 waa4 hao2 hua2 = luxurious, sumptuous; Hoover (as sometimes transliterated)

豪情 hou4 cing4 hao2 qing2 = lofty sentiments

大富豪 daai6 fu3 hou4 da4 fu4 hao2 = multimillionaire

豪傑 hou4 git6 hao2 jie2 = hero, towering figure

豪邁 hou4 maai6 hao2 mai4 = bold and generous; heroic

英豪 jing1 hou4 ying1 hao2 = hero

女英豪 neoi5 jing1 hou4 nv3 ying1 hao2 = female hero, amazon

豪雨 hou4 jyu5 hao2 yu3 = torrential downpour

豪飲 hou4 jam2 hao2yin3 = drink heavily; drink unrestrained; binge drinking

豪豬 hou4 zyu1 hao2 zhu1 = porcupine

豪華臀 hou4 waa4 tyun4 hao2 hua2 tun2 = fat buttocks

土豪 tou2 hou4 tu3 hao2 = local tyrant; local strong man; (slang) nouveau riche

豪爽 hou4 song2 hao2 shuang3 = straightfoward; forthright; bold

富豪雪糕 fu3 hou4 syut3 gou1 = Mister Softee (the ice cream trucks seen in HK)

豪斯登堡 hou4 si1 dang1 bou2 = Huis Ten Bosch

朗豪坊 long3 hou4 fong1 = Langham Place

豪門 hou4 mun4 hao2 men2 = wealthy and influential family

林書豪 lam4 syu1 hou4 lin2 shu1 hao2 = Jeremy Lin, Jeremy Shu-How Lin

陳豪 can4 hou4 chen2 hao2 = Moses Chan

錢小豪 cin4 siu2 hou4 qian2 xiao3 hao2 = Chin Siu Ho

余大豪 jyu4 daai6 hou4 yu2 da4 hao2 = Yu Da-Hao

李國豪 lei5 gwok3 hou4 li3 guo2 hao2 = Brandon Lee

吳建豪 ng4 gin3 hou4 wu2 jian1 hao2 = Vanness Wu

黃文豪 wong4 man4 hou4 huang2 wen4 hao2 = Howie Huang

謝君豪 ze6 gwan1 hou4 xie4 jun1 hao2 = Tse Kwan Ho

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佢果然係個女中豪傑！粵
She is indeed a heroine!

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