Usage of the character 胡

Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴 ( Xiōngnú), Xianbei 鮮卑／鲜卑 ( Xiānbēi), Jie 羯 ( Jié), Di 氐 ( Dī), Qiang 羌 ( Qiāng), esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國／五胡十六国 ( Wǔhú Shíliùguó)

húdòu

胡豆

[胡豆]

broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean

húshuō

胡说

[胡說]

to talk nonsense
drivel

húbiān

胡编

[胡編]

to make things up
to concoct (a story, an excuse etc)

húzī

胡髭

[鬍髭]

beard and mustache

Dōnghú

东胡

[東胡]

Eastern barbarian
ancient ethnic group of northeast frontier of China

bǎnhú

板胡

[板胡]

a bowed stringed instrument with a thin wooden soundboard

húqin

胡琴

[胡琴]

huqin
family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring

húnào

胡闹

[胡鬧]

to act willfully and make a scene
to make trouble

húchě

胡扯

[胡扯]

to chatter
nonsense
blather

húcī

胡疵

[鬍疵]

stubble
facial hair

Hú Yuè

胡越

[胡越]

the peoples north, west and south of China

hútòng

胡同

[胡同]

lane
alley
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

húnong

胡弄

[胡弄]

to fool
to deceive
to go through the motions

jīnghú

京胡

[京胡]

jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera
also called 京二胡

hútu

胡涂

[胡塗]

variant of 糊塗／糊涂 (hútu)

hánhu

含胡

[含胡]

variant of 含糊 (hánhu)

húmá

胡麻

[胡麻]

sesame
(botany) flax
linseed

húyuán

胡芫

[胡芫]

coriander

Hú Shì

胡适

[胡適]

Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白話文／白话文 (báihuàwén)

húláng

胡狼

[胡狼]

jackal

Húfó

胡佛

[胡佛]

Hoover (name)
Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) US mining engineer and Republican politician, president (1929-1933)

húqìn

胡吣

[胡唚]

to talk provokingly or nonsensically

sāihú

腮胡

[腮鬍]

sideburns

húxū

胡须

[鬍鬚]

beard
CL:根 (gēn),綹／绺 (liǔ)

hútòng

胡同

[衚衕]

variant of 胡同 (hútòng)

hújiāo

胡椒

[胡椒]

pepper

Hútiān

胡天

[胡天]

Zoroastrianism

húguā

胡瓜

[胡瓜]

cucumber

hújiǎo

胡搅

[胡攪]

to disturb
to pester

húfěi

胡匪

[鬍匪]

bandit (old)

húfēng

胡蜂

[胡蜂]

wasp
hornet

Hú'ān

胡安

[胡安]

Juan (Spanish given name)

sìhú

四胡

[四胡]

sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture

húlái

胡来

[胡來]

to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules
to mess with sth
to make a hash of things
to cause trouble

húsuī

胡荽

[胡荽]

coriander

húhuà

胡话

[胡話]

nonsense
ridiculous talk
hogwash

Hú Quán

胡铨

[胡銓]

Hu Quan (1102-1180), Song Dynasty official and poet

húlūn

胡抡

[胡掄]

to act rashly

húyuè

胡乐

[胡樂]

Hu music
central Asian music (e.g. as appreciated by Tang literati)

húzhōu

胡诌

[胡謅]

to invent crazy nonsense
to cook up (excuses)
to talk at random
wild babble

húzi

胡子

[鬍子]

beard
mustache or whiskers
facial hair
CL:撮 (zuǒ),根 (gēn)
(coll.) bandit

cháihú

柴胡

[柴胡]

Chinese thorowax (Bupleurum chinense)
root of Chinese thorowax (used in TCM)

móhu

模胡

[模胡]

variant of 模糊 (móhu)

húgǎo

胡搞

[胡搞]

to mess around
to mess with something
to have an affair

húchá

胡茬

[鬍茬]

beard stubble

húdié

胡蝶

[胡蝶]

variant of 蝴蝶 (húdié)

húrén

胡人

[胡人]

ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times
foreigner
barbarian

húyuè

胡越

[胡越]

large distance
disaster
calamity

húchā

胡碴

[鬍碴]

beard stubble
Taiwan pr. (húchá)

húpái

胡牌

[胡牌]

variant of 和牌 (hupái)

húxiǎng

胡想

[胡想]

see 胡思亂想／胡思乱想 (húsīluànxiǎng)

húchán

胡缠

[胡纏]

to pester
to involve sb unreasonably

guāhúzi

刮胡子

[刮鬍子]

to shave

Hú Zǐwēi

胡紫微

[胡紫微]

Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter

Hú Diāopán

胡叼盘

[胡叼盤]

derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進／胡锡进 ( Hú Xījìn) for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the "Global Times"

Hú Xījìn

胡锡进

[胡錫進]

Hu Xijin (1960-), editor-in-chief of the "Global Times" 環球時報／环球时报 ( Huánqiú Shíbào) 2005-2021

hútòngr

胡同儿

[胡同兒]

erhua variant of 胡同／胡同／ (hútòng)

hújiāolì

胡椒粒

[胡椒粒]

peppercorn
seeds of pepper

húchědàn

胡扯淡

[胡扯淡]

nonsense
irresponsible patter

bāzìhú

八字胡

[八字鬍]

mustache shaped like character 八

běicháihú

北柴胡

[北柴胡]

honewort
Cryptotaenia japonica

guāhúdāo

刮胡刀

[刮鬍刀]

razor

Rànghúlù

让胡路

[讓胡路]

Ranghulu district of Daqing city 大慶／大庆 ( Dàqìng), Heilongjiang

húmázǐ

胡麻籽

[胡麻籽]

sesame seed

hónghúzi

红胡子

[紅胡子]

band of mounted bandits in Manchuria (archaic)

Hú Egōng

胡鄂公

[胡鄂公]

Hu Egong (1884-1951), Chinese revolutionary and politician

hēihújiāo

黑胡椒

[黑胡椒]

black pepper

Hú Huìzhōng

胡慧中

[胡慧中]

Sibelle Hu (1958-), Taiwanese actress

húwùjiù

胡兀鹫

[胡兀鷲]

(bird species of China) bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)

sǐhútòng

死胡同

[死胡同]

dead end
blind alley

Shènghú'ān

圣胡安

[聖胡安]

San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico

Hú Yàobāng

胡耀邦

[胡耀邦]

Hu Yaobang (1915-1989), Chinese politician

Aòhúsī

奥胡斯

[奧胡斯]

Aarhus, city in Denmark

Hú Zhìmíng

胡志明

[胡志明]

Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader
see also 胡志明市 ( Hú Zhìmíng Shì)

húguāyú

胡瓜鱼

[胡瓜魚]

smelt (family Osmeridae)

hújiāofěn

胡椒粉

[胡椒粉]

ground pepper (i.e. powder)

Húsài'ěr

胡塞尔

[胡塞爾]

Edmund Husserl (1859-1938), German philosopher

Hú Zhìqiáng

胡志强

[胡志強]

Jason Hu (1948-), former Taiwan foreign minister

Hú Zǐwēi

胡紫薇

[胡紫薇]

Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter

làhújiāo

辣胡椒

[辣胡椒]

hot pepper

húluóbo

胡萝卜

[胡蘿蔔]

carrot

Hú Jǐntāo

胡锦涛

[胡錦濤]

Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CCP 2002-2012, president of the PRC 2003-2013

Hútúzú

胡图族

[胡圖族]

Hutu, an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi

jīng'èrhú

京二胡

[京二胡]

jing'erhu, a two-stringed fiddle intermediate in size and pitch between the jinghu 京胡 and erhu 二胡, used to accompany Chinese opera
also called 京胡

hútuchóng

胡涂虫

[胡塗蟲]

blunderer
bungler
also written 糊塗蟲／糊涂虫

hújiāoshǔ

胡椒属

[胡椒屬]

pepper genus (Piper spp.)

báihújiāo

白胡椒

[白胡椒]

white peppercorn

hújiāozǐ

胡椒子

[胡椒子]

peppercorn
seeds of pepper

Hú Yānnī

胡燕妮

[胡燕妮]

Jenny Hu (1945-), Hong Kong actress

hújīhuā

胡姬花

[胡姬花]

Vanda miss joaquim (hybrid orchid), national flower of Singapore

húlúbā

胡芦巴

[胡蘆巴]

fenugreek

húqínr

胡琴儿

[胡琴兒]

erhua variant of 胡琴 (húqín)

luòsāihúzi

落腮胡子

[落腮鬍子]

variant of 絡腮鬍子／络腮胡子 (luòsāihúzi)

húzhōuluànbàng

胡诌乱傍

[胡謅亂傍]

to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head

Hú Zhìmíng Shì

胡志明市

[胡志明市]

Ho Chi Minh City a.k.a. Saigon, Vietnam

shānhútáomù

山胡桃木

[山胡桃木]

hickory

Rànghúlùqū

让胡路区

[讓胡路區]

Ranghulu district of Daqing city 大慶／大庆 ( Dàqìng), Heilongjiang

Hútáo Jiāzi

胡桃夹子

[胡桃夾子]

The Nutcracker (ballet)

shānyánghúzi

山羊胡子

[山羊鬍子]

goatee

hújiāopēnwù

胡椒喷雾

[胡椒噴霧]

pepper spray
OC spray

bāzìhúxū

八字胡须

[八字鬍鬚]

mustache shaped like character 八

húchěbāliū

胡扯八溜

[胡扯八溜]

to talk nonsense

húchīhǎisāi

胡吃海塞

[胡吃海塞]

to stuff oneself with food

Bǐngzǐ Húluàn

丙子胡乱

[丙子胡亂]

second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)

húyánluànyǔ

胡言乱语

[胡言亂語]

babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings
double Dutch

mǎnkǒuhúchái

满口胡柴

[滿口胡柴]

to spout nonsense
to bullshit endlessly

húzhōubāchě

胡诌八扯

[胡謅八扯]

to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head

hútiānhúdì

胡天胡帝

[胡天胡帝]

with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom)
reckless
intemperate

húzhōu-luànshuō

胡诌乱说

[胡謅亂說]

(idiom) to talk random nonsense; to say whatever comes into one's head

húsīluànxiǎng

胡思乱想

[胡思亂想]

to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)
to let one's imagination run wild

húzuòfēiwéi

胡作非为

[胡作非為]

to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages

húbiānluànzào

胡编乱造

[胡編亂造]

to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom)
to make things up

huālihúshào

花里胡哨

[花裡胡哨]

gaudy
flashy (but without substance)

húchuīluànpěng

胡吹乱捧

[胡吹亂捧]

indiscriminate admiration (idiom)

húshuōbādào

胡说八道

[胡說八道]

to talk rubbish

húzhōuluàndào

胡诌乱道

[胡謅亂道]

to talk nonsense (idiom); saying whatever comes into his head

yīpàihúyán

一派胡言

[一派胡言]

a bunch of nonsense

húluóbosù

胡萝卜素

[胡蘿蔔素]

carotene

mǎnkǒuhúyán

满口胡言

[滿口胡言]

to spout nonsense
to bullshit endlessly

yīyúhúdǐ

伊于胡底

[伊於胡底]

where will it stop?

luòsāihúzi

络腮胡子

[絡腮鬍子]

full beard

Dīngmǎo Húluàn

丁卯胡乱

[丁卯胡亂]

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

hújiǎománchán

胡搅蛮缠

[胡攪蠻纏]

(idiom) to pester endlessly

yěhúluóbo

野胡萝卜

[野胡蘿蔔]

carrot (Daucus carota)

húzhōuluànchě

胡诌乱扯

[胡謅亂扯]

to talk nonsense (idiom); saying whatever comes into his head

hújiāobòhe

胡椒薄荷

[胡椒薄荷]

peppermint

suíkǒuhúzhōu

随口胡诌

[隨口胡謅]

to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head

xìnkǒuhúshuō

信口胡说

[信口胡說]

to speak without thinking; to blurt sth out

húchīhǎihē

胡吃海喝

[胡吃海喝]

to eat and drink gluttonously
to pig out

Hú Wēn Xīnzhèng

胡温新政

[胡溫新政]

Hu-Wen New Administration (formed in 2003), ostensibly reform-oriented leadership of Hu Jintao 胡錦濤／胡锦涛 ( Hú Jǐntāo) and Wen Jiabao 溫家寶／温家宝 ( Wēn Jiābǎo)

Yámǎijiāhújiāo

牙买加胡椒

[牙買加胡椒]