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Jyutping hau4
Pinyin hóu

Definitions (Unihan)
  1. (Cant.) to watch
  2. Cangjie Input
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Jyutping hau1
Pinyin hóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (appears as phonetic ho, especially in words taken from Sanskrit)
  2. half-blind (archaic)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (appears as phonetic ho, especially in words taken from Sanskrit)/half-blind (archaic)/to keep an eye on/to watch closely/to long for/to have a strong interest in
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    注視​、​密切​留意​,​等待​行​動​嘅​時​機
    to pay attention, to watch attentively, with the intent to spring to action when the time is ripe
    • 吼到實
      吼到实
      hau1 dou3 sat6
      to glare at; to be fixated upon
  2. 動詞
    渴望​;​表示​有興趣​;​通常​以​負面​形式​表達​,​例如​「​唔​吼​」
    to desire; to show interest; usually in the negative form, eg. "唔吼"
    • 冇女吼
      冇女吼
      mou5 neoi2 hau1
      to not be desired by girls
    • 條女咁嘅質素,送俾我都唔吼啦。
      条女咁嘅质素,送俾我都唔吼啦。
      tiu4 neoi2 gam2 ge3 zat1 sou3, sung3 bei2 ngo5 dou1 m4 hau1 laa1.
      The girl is of such low quality, I wouldn't want her even if she were gifted to me.
  3. 參看
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Cantonese
    to want; to have desire for
  2. character, Cantonese
    to monitor; to watch closely
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶度有班怪叔叔 睺紧个啱啱放咗学嘅正太,我哋系咪应该报警?
    嗰度有班怪叔叔 睺緊個啱啱放咗學嘅正太,我哋係咪應該報警?
    go2 dou6 jau5 baan1 gwaai3 suk1 suk1 hau4 gan2 go3 aam1 aam1 fong3 zo2 hok6 ge3 zing3 taai3, ngo5 dei6 hai6 mai6 jing1 goi1 bou3 ging2?
    • There are some middle-aged men staring at a shota who just left the school. Should we call the police?