fragrant/sweet smelling/aromatic/savory or appetizing/(to eat) with relish/(of sleep) sound/perfume or spice/joss or incense stick M: 根gēn [根]/spice/incense/scent/aroma/fragrance/a good name/a surname/to sniff/richly satisfying/fond/popular/pertaining to woman/beautiful/to die/KangXi radical 186
香雞
香鸡
hoeng1 gai1 the leftover stick after incense is burnt
裝香
装香
zong1 hoeng1 to offer incense sticks before an altar or an ancestral tablet
進香
进香
zeon3 hoeng1 to offer incense sticks
阿嫲早晚都向祖先上香嘅。
阿嫲早晚都向祖先上香嘅。
aa3 maa4 zou2 maan5 dou1 hoeng3 zou2 sin1 soeng5 hoeng1 ge3. Grandma offers the ancestors incense sticks every morning and night.
動詞
死嘅婉轉講法 euphemism for 'to die'
聽香
听香
ting3 hoeng1 waiting to die
阿爺百幾歲先香,仲壽終正寢,都算有福囉。
阿爷百几岁先香,仲寿终正寝,都算有福啰。
aa3 je4 baak3 gei2 seoi3 sin1 hoeng1, zung6 sau6 zung1 zing3 cam2, dou1 syun3 jau5 fuk1 lo3. Grandpa lived to a hundred years old before he passed away peacefully, he was a blessed fellow.
動詞
失靈 to break down
弊喇,個監視器香咗,點會咁㗎?
弊喇,个监视器香咗,点会咁㗎?
bai6 laa3, go3 gaam1 si6 hei3 hoeng1 zo2, dim2 wui5 gam2 gaa3? Damn! The surveillance monitor is dead, how can this happen?
動詞
失敗 to fail, to be unsuccessful
臨尾香
临尾香
lam4 mei5 hoeng1 to fail at the last moment
To be a doctor in a locality one must first know the endemic diseases there. For example, favism, though rather common in Hong Kong, is not common knowledge among UK graduates.