Cantonese words starting with H

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Shell or hard outer covering of an animal, fruit, or object.

Shell, husk, or outer casing of an object.

The crust and mantle of a planet.

Shell plc, the British multinational oil and gas company.

hok3 paai4 gung1 si1

殼牌公司壳牌公司

Shell; the multinational oil and gas company.

Chitin; a tough, semitransparent substance that forms the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods.

The surname He.

To learn or study to acquire knowledge and skills; to imitate or mimic.

A location on a mountain with water in summer but dry in winter; a dried-up spring.

Glistening white plumage of birds.

Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides); a canid species closely related to foxes, commonly called raccoon dog.

An alternative pronunciation of the character 鶴 (crane), used in certain collocations and compound words.

An exceptionally top-performing student; a straight-A student.

Hebi, a prefecture-level city in Henan province, China.

鶴壁市鹤壁市

Hebi, a prefecture-level city in Henan Province.

An academic journal, or a school bulletin.

An academic division of a tertiary institution.

General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT); a standardized university entrance exam in Taiwan.

To imitate, mimic, or follow an example; to be similar to.

hok6 cin4 gaau3 juk6

學前教育学前教育

Pre-primary or preschool education.

Student movement; student strike or unrest.

A male junior schoolmate; a male student at the same school who is in a lower grade or younger.

To have learned, acquired, or mastered a skill or knowledge.

hok6 dung6 daai6 kiu4

鶴洞大橋鹤洞大桥

Hedong Bridge in Guangzhou, China.

hok6 faat3 tung4 ngaan4

鶴髮童顏鹤发童颜

To describe an elderly person who has a healthy, ruddy complexion and white hair.

Tuition fee; money paid for schooling or taking courses.

Academic credit; course unit.

hok6 fan1 siu2 si4

學分小時学分小时

Credit hour, in an academic credit system.

學分制学分制

Credit system; the system of academic credits used in schools and universities.

An academic subject, course, or field of study.

An educational institution, particularly an institution of higher learning.

hok6 fu3 ng5 ce1

學富五車学富五车

Extremely knowledgeable and well-educated, possessing a vast store of learning.

The learning atmosphere, style, and attitude of students at a school or educational institution.

Hefeng County in Hubei, China.

hok6 fung1 jyun6

鶴峰縣鹤峰县

Hefeng, a county in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei.

An official's salary or emolument.

Academia or the academic community.

An erudite person with book knowledge, sometimes with a negative connotation of being pedantic or inflexible.

Hegang, a prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province, China.

鶴崗市鹤岗市

Hegang, a prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province, China.

To learn one's lesson; to learn from experience and become wiser or more behaved.

Academic title.

School; an educational institution or a physical place where people learn.

學行車学行车

Baby walker; a wheeled device with a seat that helps babies learn to walk.

Heqing county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China.

hok6 hing3 jyun6

鶴慶縣鹤庆县

Heqing, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan.

A sea of learning; an vast field of knowledge or a highly knowledgeable person.

hok6 hoi2 faan3 zau1

學海泛舟学海泛舟

Sailing on the sea of learning; to pursue knowledge or studies diligently.

hok6 hoi2 mou4 ngaai4

學海無涯学海无涯

No limits to what one can learn; the sea of learning is boundless.

To learn from good examples, behave well, or improve oneself.