Cantonese words starting with H

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hot3 hau4 saa1 jin3

Grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis).

hot3 hau4 sik6 mat6 niu5

褐喉食蜜鳥褐喉食蜜鸟

Brown-throated sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis).

hot3 hau4 syun4 muk6 zoek3

褐喉旋木雀

Sikkim treecreeper (Certhia discolor), a bird species native to Asia.

hot3 hip3 zoek3 mei4

褐脅雀鶥褐胁雀鹛

Rusty-capped fulvetta (Schoeniparus dubius), a bird species native to China.

褐河烏褐河乌

Brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii), a bird species.

hot3 hung1 cou3 mei4

褐胸噪鶥褐胸噪鹛

Grey laughingthrush (Garrulax maesi), a bird species native to China.

hot3 hung1 jung1

褐胸鶲褐胸鹟

Brown-breasted flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui).

hot3 hung1 saan1 ze3 gu1

褐胸山鷓鴣褐胸山鹧鸪

Bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus).

褐耳鷹褐耳鹰

Shikra (Accipiter badius); a bird species.

To admire, respect, or think highly of someone.

褐漁鴞褐渔鸮

Brown fish owl (Ketupa zeylonensis).

To eagerly desire or crave, especially abstract things like knowledge or freedom.

High; steep; towering.

褐林鴞褐林鸮

Brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica).

褐柳鶯褐柳莺

Dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus); a bird species.

hot3 lim5 zoek3 mei4

褐臉雀鶥褐脸雀鹛

Brown-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe poioicephala), a bird species.

To shout and order.

hot3 loeng4 seoi2 dou1 sak1 ngaa4

喝涼水都塞牙喝凉水都塞牙

To be extremely out of luck.

褐馬雞褐马鸡

Brown eared pheasant, a bird species native to China.

To get drunk or tipsy.

To long for, yearn for, or eagerly hope for.

To thirst for; to admire and long for intensely.

Lignite; a soft, brown coal.

hot3 ngaam4 lau6

褐岩鷚褐岩鹨

Brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens), a bird species found in China.

To yearn after or long for.

hot3 saan1 ziu1 ang1

褐山鷦鶯褐山鹪莺

Brown prinia (Prinia polychroa); a bird species.

hot3 sai1 bak1 fung1

喝西北風喝西北风

To have nothing to eat; to go hungry because one has no money.

hot3 san4 hot3 gwai2

To scold loudly and excessively; to yell and make a scene at people.

To drink water.

In high demand; short in supply, where demand exceeds supply in the market.

Brown; the color of soil or wood.

hot3 tau4 dung1

褐頭鶇褐头鸫

Grey-sided thrush (Turdus feae), a bird species of China.

hot3 tau4 fung6 mei4

褐頭鳳鶥褐头凤鹛

Taiwan yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), a bird species endemic to Taiwan.

hot3 tau4 ling5 zoek3

褐頭嶺雀褐头岭雀

Sillem's mountain finch; a bird species of China.

褐頭鵐褐头鹀

Red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps), a bird species.

hot3 tau4 saan1 zoek3

褐頭山雀褐头山雀

Willow tit (Poecile montanus); a bird species of China.

hot3 tau4 ziu1 ang1

褐頭鷦鶯褐头鹪莺

Plain prinia (Prinia inornata), a bird species.

hot3 tau4 zoek3 mei4

褐頭雀鶥褐头雀鹛

Manipur fulvetta (Fulvetta manipurensis), a bird species.

To drink alcohol.

To get drunk; to become intoxicated.

To shout in order to stop someone or an animal from doing something.

To have morning tea; to go for dim sum in the morning.

Celery wormwood, crown daisy, or other mugwort plants; to weed or pull out.

Good; fine; high-quality.

Okay; sure; alright.

Extremely; very.

All right? Okay? Used to ask for someone's consent or agreement.

hou2 bat1 jung4 ji6

With great difficulty; not easily; after much effort.

To be compared to, likened to, or just like.

Argumentative; fond of debating or arguing.