開心 (hoi1 sam1) — animal labia as food (e.g., 牛開心) in Cantonese
hoiˉ¹開samˉ¹心
简 开心
Mandarin Pinyin: kai1 xin1
Meaning of 開心
nounanimal labia as food (e.g., 牛開心)
nounhappy
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Example Sentences with 開心
我一見到我父母就好開心。
I am very happy upon seeing my parents.
我唔開心。
I am not happy.
好開心識到你.
Nice to meet you.
ngoˏ₅我zouˍ₆做niˉ¹呢fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係waiˍ₆為cinˊ²錢jiˎ₄而haiˍ₆係waiˍ₆為ziˍ₆自geiˊ²己hoiˉ¹開samˉ¹心。
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.
ngoˏ₅我zouˍ₆做zeˏ₅這fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工zok˗₃作batˉ¹不siˍ₆是waiˍ₆為cinˊ²錢jiˎ₄而siˍ₆是waiˍ₆為ziˍ₆自geiˊ²己hoiˉ¹開samˉ¹心。
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.
Characters in 開心
Words Containing 開心
開心手術hoi1 sam1 sau2 seot6
open heart surgery
開心見誠hoi1 sam1 gin3 sing4
to be frank and sincere
戥你開心dang6 nei5 hoi1 sam1
to be happy for you; to be pleased for you [colloquial]
玩得真開心waan2 dak1 zan1 hoi1 sam1
had lots of fun
開心果hoi1 sam1 gwo2
pistachio; [粵]: a metaphor for a happy person
開開心心hoi1 hoi1 sam1 sam1
happily (reduplication of 開心)
牛開心ngau4 hoi1 sam1
cow labia, cow vulva (as food)
唔開心m4 hoi1 sam1
unhappy; sad; not pleased
我個仔好出色，我好開心ngo5 go3 zai2 hou2 ceot1 sat6, ngo5 hou2 hoi1 sam1
My son is outstanding, I am very happy.
玩得開心waan2 dak1 hoi1 sam1
to have fun; to enjoy oneself
開心藥hoi1 sam1 joek6
medication intended to improve mood; antidepressants.
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