Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- hòu
English
- wait
- to wait
- to wait
- expect
- to inquire after
- -to-be
- visit
- to watch
- greet
- season
- climate
- (old) period of five days
粵語
- 等待
- 預備成為；即將成為
As a component in
Words containing 候
- 氣候hei3 hau6
(meteorology) climate
- 問候man6 hau6
to give one's respects
- 時候si4 hau6
time
- 等候dang2 hau6
to wait
- 候選hau6 syun2
candidate (attributive)
- 候補hau6 bou2
to wait to fill a vacancy
- 候鳥hau6 niu5
migratory bird
- 候選人hau6 syun2 jan4
candidate
- 伺候si6 hau6
to serve; to wait upon
- 有時候jau5 si4 hau6
sometimes
- 守候sau2 hau6
to wait for
- 天候tin1 hau2
weather
- 小時候siu2 si4 hau6
in one's childhood
- 候車hau6 ce1
to wait for a train or bus
- 候任hau6 jam6
-elect
- 火候fo2 hau4
heat control
- 輪候leon4 hau6
to wait one's turn
- 到時候dou3 si4 hau6
when the moment comes
- 候審hau6 sam2
awaiting trial
- 稍候saau2 hau6
to wait a moment
- 大氣候daai6 hei3 hau6
atmosphere
- 古時候gu2 si4 hau6
in ancient times
- 恭候gung1 hau6
to look forward to sth
- 全天候cyun4 tin1 hau6
all-weather