「香」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: hoeng1
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
incense; joss stick (measure word: 枝 / 炷)
(Cant.) 香爐hoeng1 lou4
(Eng.) incense burner
(Cant.) 香雞hoeng1 gai1
(Eng.) the leftover stick after incense is burnt
(Cant.) 裝香zong1 hoeng1
(Eng.) to offer incense sticks before an altar or an ancestral tablet
(Cant.) 進香zeon3 hoeng1
(Eng.) to offer incense sticks
(Cant.) 阿aa3嫲maa4早zou2晚maan5都dou1向hoeng3祖zou2先sin1上soeng5香hoeng1嘅ge3。
(Eng.) Grandma offers the ancestors incense sticks every morning and night.
(Cant.) 等dang2我ngo5上soeng5炷zyu3香hoeng1先sin1。
(Eng.) Let me burn and offer a joss stick first.
(Cant.) 俾bei2多do1支zi1香hoeng1我ngo5。
(Eng.) Give me one more joss stick.
(Cant.) 老lou5細sai3,一jat1紮zaat3香hoeng1點dim2賣maai6?
(Eng.) Boss, how much is this bundle of joss sticks?
See also: 扎扎跳
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「香」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: hoeng1
Part of Speech: adjective
Explanation:
fragrant; sweet-smelling; aromatic; scented
(Cant.) 呢nei1隻zek3香hoeng1水seoi2真zan1係hai6香hoeng1!
(Eng.) This perfume smells pleasant!
(Cant.) 好hou2香hoeng1啊aa3,煮zyu2緊gan2乜mat1嘢je5啊aa3?
(Eng.) It smells so good! What are you cooking?
Antonym(s): Antonym(s): 臭
See also: 濃郁 香噴噴 芳香 芬 芬芳
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「香」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: hoeng1
Part of Speech: noun
Labels: Proper Noun
Explanation:
a surname, usually transliterated as "Heung" or "Heong"
See also: 向
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「香」

Entry #4
Pronunciation: hoeng1
Part of Speech: verb
Labels: Slang
Explanation:
  • euphemism for 'to die'
    (Cant.) 聽香ting3 hoeng1
    (Eng.) waiting to die
    (Cant.) 阿aa3爺je4百baak3幾gei2歲seoi3先sin1香hoeng1,仲zung6壽sau6終zung1正zing3寢cam2,都dou1算syun3有jau5福fuk1囉lo3。
    (Eng.) Grandpa lived to a hundred years old before he passed away peacefully, he was a blessed fellow.

  • to break down
    (Cant.) 弊bai6喇laa3,個go3監gaam1視si6器hei3香hoeng1咗zo2,點dim2會wui5咁gam2㗎gaa3?
    (Eng.) Damn! The surveillance monitor is dead, how can this happen?

  • to fail, to be unsuccessful
    (Cant.) 臨尾香lam4 mei5 hoeng1
    (Eng.) to fail at the last moment

See also: 死 拋錨 打柴 瓜 瓜柴 潦倒
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