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Jyutping hau5
Pinyin hòu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. thick
  2. deep or profound
  3. kind
  4. generous
  5. rich or strong in flavor
  6. to favor
  7. to stress
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. thick/deep or profound/kind/generous/rich or strong in flavor/to favor/to stress/substantial/great/greatly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    扁平​物​體​嘅​表面​同​底面​之​間​嘅​距​離​大
    (of height or depth) thick
    • 厚面皮
      厚面皮
      hau5 min6 pei4
      shameless; literally, thick face skin
    • 厚粉
      厚粉
      hau5 fan2
      thick makeup
    • 厚衫
      厚衫
      hau5 saam1
      thick clothes
    • 張紙太厚,唔可以愛嚟印嘢。
      张纸太厚,唔可以爱嚟印嘢。
      zoeng1 zi2 taai3 hau5, m4 ho2 ji5 oi3 lai4 jan3 je5.
      The paper is to thick is too thick for printing.
  2. 形容詞
    形容​送禮​數量​多​、​闊佬
    (of gift) large; generous
    • 厚禮
      厚礼
      hau5 lai5
      a big gift
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Hou (a town in Lantian, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China)
  2. character
    generous; kind
    • 寬厚
      宽厚
      kuān hòu
      tolerant and generous
    • 仁厚
      仁厚
      rén hòu
      benevolent and generous
  3. character
    to favour
    • 厚此薄彼
      厚此薄彼
      hòu cǐ bó bǐ
      to favour one and slight the other
  4. character
    thick
    • 厚棉被
      厚棉被
      hòu mián bèi
      thick cotton quilt
  5. character, Min-Nan
    many; much
  6. character
    rich; strong
    • 酒味很厚
      酒味很厚
      jiǔ wèi hěn hòu
      the wine is strong
  7. character
    thickness; depth
  8. character
    deep; profound
    • 深情厚誼
      深情厚谊
      shēn qíng hòu yì
      deep friendship
  9. character
    large; substantial
    • 厚禮
      厚礼
      hòu lǐ
      lavish gift; generous gift
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. thick
  2. substantial
  3. greatly
  4. Cangjie Input
    MAND
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #322
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #85
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #148
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我对你的厚颜无耻感到惊讶。
    我對你的厚顏無恥感到驚訝。
    wǒ duì nǐ de hòu yán wú chǐ gǎn dào jīng yà 。
    • I am amazed at your audacity.
    • I'm amazed at your audacity.
  2. Mandarin
    你有没有看那本厚厚的书?
    你有沒有看那本厚厚的書?
    nǐ yǒu méi yǒu kàn nà běn hòu hòu de shū ?
    • Did you read that thick book?
  3. Mandarin
    冰厚得足以让我在上面走路。
    冰厚得足以讓我在上面走路。
    bīng hòu dé zú yǐ ràng wǒ zài shàng miàn zǒu lù 。
    • The ice was thick enough for me to walk on.
  4. Mandarin
    找了三个礼拜工作之后,他找到了一份工资优厚的。
    找了三個禮拜工作之後,他找到了一份工資優厚的。
    zhǎo le sān gè lǐ bài gōng zuò zhī hòu , tā zhǎo dào le yī fèn gōng zī yōu hòu de 。
    • After spending three weeks looking for a job, he found a well-paid one.
  5. Mandarin
    他竟然厚着脸皮穿过我们的花园。
    他竟然厚着臉皮穿過我們的花園。
    tā jìng rán hòu zhe liǎn pí chuān guò wǒ men de huā yuán 。
    • He had the impudence to cut across our garden.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我去𠮶度唔使厚褛。
    我去嗰度唔使厚褸。
    ngo5 heoi3 go2 dou6 m4 si2 hau5 leoi5 。
    • I'm not going to need a heavy coat where I'm going.
  2. Cantonese
    我写德文句子写满咗三本好厚嘅簿。
    我寫德文句子寫滿咗三本好厚嘅簿。
    ngo5 se2 dak1 man4 geoi3 zi2 se2 mun5 zo2 saam1 bun2 hou3 hau5 ge3 bou2 。
    • I filled three thick notebooks with German sentences.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    若果同温层太厚,可能会接触唔到其他人嘅观点。
    若果同温層太厚,可能會接觸唔到其他人嘅觀點。
    joek6 gwo2 tung4 wan1 cang1 taai3 hau5, ho2 nang4 wui5 zip3 zuk1 m4 dou2 kei4 taa1 jan4 ge3 gun1 dim2.
    • If you are in a large echo chamber, it may not be easy for you to encounter different opinions.
  2. Cantonese
    呢间公司提供优厚嘅待遇。
    呢間公司提供優厚嘅待遇。
    ni1 gaan1 gugn1 si1 tai4 gung1 jau1 hau5 ge3 doi6 jyu6.
    • This company offers excellent pay and conditions.
  3. Cantonese
    佢皮肤好差,所以冚 好厚粉。
    佢皮膚好差,所以冚 好厚粉。
    keoi5 pei4 fu1 hou2 caa1, so2 ji5 kam2 hou2 hau5 fan2.
    • His has poor skin, so he applies lots of foundation.
  4. Cantonese
    今日云层好厚,冇乜阳光。
    今日雲層好厚,冇乜陽光。
    gam1 jat6 wan4 cang4 hou2 hau5, mou5 mat1 joeng4 gwong1.
    • The cloud is so thick that it blocks the sunlight today.
  5. Cantonese
    大人对小朋友应该宽厚啲。
    大人對小朋友應該寬厚啲。
    daai6 jan4 deoi3 siu2 pang4 jau5 jing1 goi1 fun1 hau5 di1
    • Adults should be more tolerant to children.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    醇厚嘅美酒
    醇厚嘅美酒
  2. Cantonese
    厚待
    厚待
  3. Cantonese
    敦厚
    敦厚
  4. Cantonese
    着返件厚身黑色孖襟,又保暖又有型。
    着返件厚身黑色孖襟,又保暖又有型。
    zoek3 faan1 gin6 hau5 san1 haak1 sik1 maa1 kam1, jau6 bou2 nyun5 jau6 jau5 jing4.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    宽厚
    寬厚
    kuān hòu
    • tolerant and generous
  2. Mandarin
    仁厚
    仁厚
    rén hòu
    • benevolent and generous
  3. Mandarin
    厚此薄彼
    厚此薄彼
    hòu cǐ bó bǐ
    • to favour one and slight the other
  4. Mandarin
    厚棉被
    厚棉被
    hòu mián bèi
    • thick cotton quilt
  5. Mandarin
    酒味很厚
    酒味很厚
    jiǔ wèi hěn hòu
    • the wine is strong