Cantonese words starting with H

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Han Yu, a famous Tang dynasty essayist and poet.

Won, the official currency of South Korea.

South Korean won (currency).

Very cold weather or climate.

Cold air mass; cold wave or cold current.

The Korean Wave (Hallyu); the popularity and spread of South Korean culture, music, and entertainment.

Having a cold or cool nature, as a Chinese medicine classification for food, medicine, or body constitution.

Cold Dew; the 17th solar term of the traditional calendar.

韓聯社韩联社

Yonhap News Agency, the major news agency of South Korea.

The Korean language.

hon4 man2 zi6 mou5

韓文字母韩文字母

Hangul; the Korean alphabet.

Of humble origins, low social status, or poor family background.

South Korea-US; South Korean and American.

Fine hair on the human body.

hon4 mou5 baau3 faat3

寒武爆發寒武爆发

The Cambrian explosion.

寒武紀寒武纪

The Cambrian geological period, which occurred between 541 and 485.4 million years ago.

hon4 mou5 gei2 daai6 baau3 faat3

寒武紀大爆發寒武纪大爆发

The Cambrian explosion

hon4 mou5 gei2 sang1 ming6 daai6 baau3 faat3

寒武紀生命大爆發寒武纪生命大爆发

The Cambrian explosion.

South Korean media.

Poor, humble, or underprivileged family background.

韓愛晶韩爱晶

Han Aijing (born 1945), a Red Guard leader during the Cultural Revolution.

South Korea and Australia

hon4 paang5 zi2

韓棒子韩棒子

An offensive term for a Korean person.

Hanshan, a district in Handan, Hebei Province, China.

hon4 saan1 keoi1

邯山區邯山区

Hanshan, a district of Handan in Hebei province.

hon4 saan1 si1 faan6 hok6 jyun2

韓山師範學院韩山师范学院

Hanshan Normal University, a university located in Chaozhou, Guangdong.

Hanshan Temple, a Buddhist temple and monastery in Suzhou, China.

hon4 sai3 coeng1

韓世昌韩世昌

Han Shichang (1897-1977), a prominent actor specializing in Kunqu opera.

Bitterly disappointed, disillusioned, or chilled with fear.

My humble home; a self-deprecating term used to refer to one's own house.

Snoring; the sound made when breathing during deep sleep.

hon4 seng1 jyu4 leoi4

鼾聲如雷鼾声如雷

To snore as loud as thunder; thunderous snoring.

Han Xin (died 196 BC), a famous general of the first Han emperor Liu Bang.

Cold food, or the Hanshi festival where one abstains from cooked food around the Qingming festival.

A cicada in cold weather, often used metaphorically for someone who keeps quiet or stays silent.

Hancheng, a county-level city in Shaanxi province.

韓城市韩城市

Hancheng, a county-level and sub-prefectural city of historic significance in Weinan, Shaanxi.

Having a cold property that is considered bad for the stomach.

韓素音韩素音

Han Suyin (1917–2012), Eurasian physician and author.

Thermometer; an instrument used to measure air temperature.

Shabby and ragged in appearance, or stingy and miserly in personality.

hon4 tang4 gaak3 lei5 fung1

汗騰格里峰汗腾格里峰

Khan Tengri, a mountain on the border between Xinjiang and Kazakhstan.

Cold weather, or agar-agar jelly.

Hanting, a district of Weifang city in Shandong province.

hon4 ting4 keoi1

寒亭區寒亭区

Hanting, a district of Weifang in Shandong province, China.

To shiver or shudder, typically from cold or fear.

Korean War (1950–1953).

Han Zheng, a Chinese politician who served as a senior vice premier of the PRC.

Strong and resilient, or fierce and ferocious.

Drought, dry, or land suffering from a severe lack of rainfall.