河 (ho4 ho4*2 | he2) : river

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河

ho4 ho4*2

he2

[粵] ho4 [國] he2
[1] river
[2] abbreviated form for Yellow River (黃河) in northern China

[粵] ho4*2
abbreviated form for hofan (河粉), a kind of rice noodle

(Classifier(s): 條 (for [1]))

Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

河

This word has been viewed 15835 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Aug 2009 09:42

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山河 saan1 ho4 shan1 he2 = the hills and rivers; the nation's land

炒河 caau2 ho4*2 = fried noodle 粵

浭水過河 gaang3 seoi2 gwo3 ho4 geng1 shui3 guo4 he2 = wade a stream 粵

河馬 ho4 maa5/maa5*1 he2 ma3 = hippopotamus

黃河 wong4 ho4 huang2 he2 = Yellow River; Huang River

沙河粉 saa1 ho4 fan2 = sha hor fun - broad rice noodles

西灣河 sai1 waan1 ho4*2 = Sai Wan Ho (MTR station)

河流 ho4 lau4 he2 liu2 = river

河堤 ho4 tai4 = bank; embankment

河粉 ho4 fan2 he2 fen3 = flat noodles 粵

河鮮 ho4 sin1 = freshwater fishes

過河卒 gwo3 ho4 zeot1 = (chess) a soldier in opponent's territory which can advance, but not retreat

過河卒子 gwo3 ho4 zeot1 zi2 = (chess) a soldier in opponent's territory which can advance, but not retreat

乾炒牛河 gon1 caau2 ngau4 ho4*2 gan1 chao3 niu2 he2 = dry-fried rice noodles with beef / beef chow fun

遊河 jau4 ho4*2 = to cruise about (along a river or at sea)

遊船河 jau4 syun4 ho4*2 = to cruise (usually in a yacht)

遊車河 jau4 ce1 ho4*2 = to motor about; to go motoring

河邊 ho4 bin1 he2 bian1 = riverside; river bank

不到黃河心不死 bat1 dou3*2 wong4 ho4 sam1 bat1 sei2 bu4 dao4 huang2 he2 xin1 bu4 si3 = not stop until one reaches the Huanghe River; not stop until one reaches one's goal 國

小河 siu2 ho4 xiao3 he2 = brook (small stream)

冰河 bing1 ho4 bing1 he2 = glacial, pertaining to the ice age

井水不犯河水 zeng2 seoi2 bat1 faan6 ho4 seoi2 jing3 shui3 bu4 fan4 he2 shui3 = everyone minds their own business 國

河道 ho4 dou6 he2 dao4 = riverway; the course of a river

河床 ho4 cong4 he2 chuang2 = riverbed

暗河 am3 ho4 an4 he2 = underground river

印度河 jan3 dou6 ho4 = Indus River

深圳河 sam1 zan3 ho4 shen1 zhen4 he2 (PRC), shen1 zun4 he2 (Taiwan) = Shenzhen River

拔河 bat6 ho4 ba2 he2 = tug-of-war

魚蛋河 jyu4 daan6*2 ho4*2 = [n] fish balls with rice noodles (魚蛋河粉)

江河 gong1 ho4 jiang1 he2 = potamic (lit., "rivers and streams")

河外星雲 ho4 ngoi6 sing1 wan4 he2 wai4 xing1 yun2 = an extragalactic nebula

河山 ho4 saan1 he2 shan1 = rivers and mountains; land; territory

河網 ho4 mong5 he2 wang3 = a network of waterways

錦繡河山 gam2 sau3 ho4 saan1 jin3 xiu4 he2 shan1 = beautiful landscape

引河 jan5 ho4 yin3 he2 = irrigation channel; diversion canal

紫河車 zi2 ho4 ce1 = a human placenta (lit., "purple river cart")

游車河 jau4 ce1 ho4*2 = to go out for a drive 粵

河畔 ho4 bun6 he2 pan4 = riverside

河洛語 ho4 lok3 jyu5 he2 luo4 yu3 = the Heluo language (Taiyu/Hokkien)

河洛 ho4 lok3 he2 luo4 = He Luo, the Luo River

欄河 laan4 ho4 lan2 he2 = barrier, parapet 粵

口若懸河 hau2 joek6 jyun4 ho4 = to speak very fluently

游𨋢河 jau4 lip1 ho4*2 = having the misfortune of standing in a lift going up instead of down 粵

過冷河 gwo3 laang5 ho4 = soaked in cold water 粵

楚河漢界 co2 ho4 hon3 gaai3 chu3 he2 han4 jie4 = the border of two opposing powers

河魨 ho4 tyun4 he2 tun2 = puffer fish

河豚 ho4 tyun4 he2 tun2 = puffer fish

星河 sing1 ho4 xing1 he2 = milky way

銀河系 ngan4 ho4 hai6 yin2 he2 xi4 = Milky Way (galaxy)

河內 ho4 noi6 he2 nei4 = Hanoi

河北 ho4 bak1 he2 bei3 = Hebei Province (in northern China)

河南 ho4 naam4 = Henan (central province of PRC), Ho Nam

銀河 ngan4 ho4 yin2 he2 = Milky Way (galaxy); (placename) Ngan Ho

天河 tin1 ho4 = Milky Way

亞馬遜河 aa3 maa5 seon3 ho4 ya4 ma3 xun4 he2 = Amazon river

河北省 ho4 bak1 saang2 he2 bei3 sheng3 = Hebei, province in North China surrounding Beijing

河南省 ho4 naam4 saang2 he2 nan2 sheng3 = Henan, a central China province

渭河 wai6 ho4 wei4 he2 = Wei River

湄公河 mei4 gung1 ho4 mei2 gong1 he2 = Mekong River

湄公河三角洲 mei4 gung1 ho4 saam1 gok3 zau1 mei2 gong1 he2 san1 jiao3 zhou1 = Mekong Delta

幼發拉底河 jau3 faat3 laai1 dai2 ho4 you4 fa1 la1 di3 he2 = Euphrates river

幼發拉底河谷 jau3 faat3 laai1 dai2 ho4 guk1 you4 fa1 la1 di3 he2 gu3 = Euphrates river valley

五河 ng5 ho4 Wu3 he2 = [n] Wuhe (place in Anhui)

白河 baak6 ho4 Bai2 he2 = [n] Baihe (place in Shaanxi)

約旦河 joek3 daan3 ho4 yue1 dan4 he2 = Jordan River

北戴河區 bak1 daai3 ho4 keoi1 bei3 dai4 he2 qu1 = Beidaihe (area in Hebei)

東河鄉 dung1 ho4 hoeng1 dong1 he2 xiang1 = Tungho (village in Taiwan), Tung Ho Heung

蛟河 gaau1 ho4 jiao1 he2 = Jiaohe (city in Jilin)

金口河區 gam1 hau2 ho4 keoi1 jin1 kou3 he2 qu1 = Jinkouhe (area in Sichuan)

劍河 gim3 ho4 jian4 he2 = Jianhe (place in Guizhou)

廣河 gwong2 ho4 guang3 he2 = Guanghe (place in Gansu)

哈巴河 haa1 baa1 ho4 ha1 ba1 he2 = Habahe (place in Xinjiang)

黑河 hak1 ho4 hei1 he2 = Heihe (city in Heilongjiang)

黑河地區 hak1 ho4 dei6 keoi1 hei1 he2 di4 qu1 = Heihe district (district in Heilongjiang)

河池 ho4 ci4 he2 chi2 = Hechi (city in Guangxi)

河池地區 ho4 ci4 dei6 keoi1 he2 chi2 di4 qu1 = Hechi district (district in Guangxi)

河間 ho4 gaan1 he2 jian1 = Hejian (city in Hebei)

河口區 ho4 hau2 keoi1 he2 kou3 qu1 = Hekou (area in Shandong)

河源 ho4 jyun4 he2 yuan2 = Heyuan (city in Guangdong)

河曲 ho4 kuk1 he2 qu3 = Hequ (place in Shanxi)

河西堡 ho4 sai1 bou2 he2 xi1 bao3 = Hexibao (place in Gansu)

河津 ho4 zeon1 he2 jin1 = Hejin (city in Shanxi)

紅河 hung4 ho4 hong2 he2 = Honghe (place in Yunnan)

臨河 lam4 ho4 lin2 he2 = Linhe (city in Inner Mongolia)

梁河 loeng4 ho4 liang2 he2 = Lianghe (place in Yunnan)

老河口 lou5 ho4 hau2 lao3 he2 kou3 = Laohekou (city in Hubei)

精河 zing1 ho4 jing1 he2 = Jinghe (place in Xinjiang)

七台河 cat1 toi4 ho4 qi1 tai2 he2 = Qitaihe (city in Heilongjiang)

夏河 haa6 ho4 xia4 he2 = Xiahe (place in Gansu)

柳河 lau5 ho4 liu3 he2 = Liuhe (place in Jilin)

梅河口 mui4 ho4 hau2 mei2 he2 kou3 = Meihekou (city in Jilin)

寧河 ning4 ho4 ning2 he2 = Ninghe (place in Tianjin)

三河縣 saam1 ho4 jyun6 san1 he2 xian4 = Sanhe county (county in Beijing)

新河 san1 ho4 xin1 he2 = Xinhe (place in Hebei), Sun Ho

商河 soeng1 ho4 shang1 he2 = Shanghe (place in Shandong)

塔河 taap3 ho4 ta3 he2 = Tahe (place in Heilongjiang)

唐河 tong4 ho4 tang2 he2 = Tanghe (place in Henan)

庄河 zong1 ho4 zhuang1 he2 = Zhuanghe (city in Liaoning)

尼日爾河 nei4 jat6 ji5 ho4 = Niger

恒河 hang4 ho4 = Ganges

巴拿馬運河 baa1 naa4 maa5 wan6 ho4 = The Panama Canal

來茵河 loi4 jan1 ho4 = the Rhein (river)

洛河 lok3 ho4 = the Luohe River (Shaanxi province)

沙河 saa1 ho4 sha1 he2 = Shahe (city in Hebei)

河沙 ho4 saa1 he2 sha1 = Ganges river

河西 ho4 sai1 he2 xi1 = the land to the west of the Yellow river; Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces

河西走廊 ho4 sai1 zau2 long4 he2 xi1 zou3 lang2 = the Gansu corridor

尼羅河 nei4 lo4 ho4 = the Nile River

蘇彝士運河 sou1 ji4 si6 wan6 ho4 = the Suez Canal

大沙河 daai6 saa1 ho4 da4 sha1 he2 = Dasha River (in Shanxi)

多瑙河 do1 nou5 ho4 duo1 nao3 he2 = the Danube

尼罗河 nei4 lo4 ho4 ni2 luo2 he2 = the Nile

河口 ho4 hau2 he2 kou3 = Hekou (towns in Shandong and Yunnan provinces); river mouth, stream outlet

金口河 gam1 hau2 ho4 jin1 kou3 he2 = Jinkouhe (in Sichuan province)

三河 saam1 ho4 san1 he2 = Sanhe (in Hebei province)

滴水成河 dik6 seoi2 sing4 ho4 di1 shui3 cheng2 he2 = (many) drops of water make a river

飛象過河 fei1 zoeng6 gwo3 ho4 fei1 xiang4 guo4 he2 = to reach across the table for food; to break a rule

剛果河 gong1 gwo2 ho4 gang1 guo3 he2 = Congo River

河圖洛書 ho4 tou4 lok3 syu1 he2 tu2 luo4 shu1 = Luo River Writing

田雞過河 tin4 gai1 gwo3 ho4 = each going one's own way 粵

河蟹 ho4 haai5 he2 xie4 = river crab; internet censors 國

城門河 sing4 mun4 ho4 cheng2 men2 he2 = Shing Mun River channel

第聶伯河 dai6 nip6 baak3 ho4 di4 nie4 bo2 he2 = Dnieper River

伏爾加河 fuk6 ji5 gaa1 ho4 fu2 er3 jia1 he2 = Volga River

德涅斯特河沿岸共和國 dak1 nip6 si1 dak6 ho4 jyun4 ngon6 gung6 wo4 gwok3 de2 nie4 si1 te4 he2 yan2 an4 gong4 he2 guo2 = Transnistria

清明上河圖 cing1 ming4 soeng5 ho4 tou4 qing1 ming2 shang4 he2 tu2 = Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival

水靜河飛 seoi2 zing6 ho4 fei1 shui3 jing4 he2 fei1 = business is slack 粵

過河濕腳 gwo3 ho4 sap1 goek3 guo4 he2 shi1 jiao3 = to take a cut from a business deal; to take a commission 粵

信口開河 seon3 hau2 hoi1 ho4 xin1 kou3 kai1 he2 = have a loose tongue; idle talk

白河鎮 baak6 ho4 zan3 bai2 he2 zhen4 = Paiho (town in Taiwan)

河口瑤族自治縣 ho4 hau2 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 he2 kou3 Yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Hekou Yaozu autonomous county (county in Yunnan)

河南蒙古族自治縣 ho4 naam4 mung4 gu2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 he2 nan2 Meng2 gu3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = He'nan Mengguzu autonomous county (county in Qinghai)

銀河衛星廣播 ngan4 ho4 wai6 sing1 gwong2 bo3 = Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting

南膠河 naam4 gaau1 ho4 nan2 jiao1 he2 = Nanjiao River (Shandong province, flows into Qingdao harbour)

河國榮 ho4 gwok3 wing4 = Ho Kwok Wing; Gregory Charles Rivers

河童 ho4 tung4 he2 tong2 = kappa

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有個男仔坐喺露台欄河度，似乎想跳樓噃粵
There's a man sitting on the barrier of the balcony as though he is about to jump off the building.

搭地鐵由西灣河到銅鑼灣只需大概二十分鐘嘅車程。粵
It takes only around twenty minutes from Sai Wan Hoi to Causeway Bay by MTR (the Metro).

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