Cantonese words starting with H
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hou6 tau4
號頭号头
Number or digit
hou6 tin1
昊天
The vast and clear sky; the heavens.
hou6 tou4
號啕号啕
To wail, weep, or cry loudly.
hou6 tung2
號筒号筒
Bugle; a brass instrument without valves.
hou6 zi2
號子号子
A work chant sung by laborers; a mark, signal, or type.
hou6 zi3
號誌号志
Signal; sign; semaphore
hou6 ziu6
號召号召
To call for support, rally, or appeal to a crowd to achieve a certain goal.
hou6 ziu6 lik6
號召力号召力
The ability to rally supporters or appeal to the public.
huk1
勗
To exhort, enjoin, or encourage.
huk1
哭
To cry or weep; to shed tears due to emotional distress.
huk1 bei6 zi2
哭鼻子
To snivel, weep, or cry, usually said of children or in a humorous way.
huk1 cau1 fung1
哭秋風哭秋风
To mourn or feel sad in autumn, or to lament the passing of time and life's decline.
huk1 coeng4
哭牆哭墙
The Wailing Wall, also known as the Western Wall, in Jerusalem.
huk1 dak1 sei2 heoi3 wut6 loi4
哭得死去活來哭得死去活来
To cry one's heart out; to weep uncontrollably with extreme grief.
huk1 haam3
哭喊
To wail, cry out, or weep aloud.
huk1 hong1
哭腔
Sobbing quality in singing; a vocal technique that uses nasal tones to sound as if one is crying.
huk1 huk1 tai4 tai4
哭哭啼啼
To weep and wail; to cry uncontrollably until one is gasping for breath.
huk1 jap1
哭泣
To weep, sob, or cry with tears.
huk1 kung4
哭窮哭穷
To complain about being poor, often to feign poverty or get sympathy.
huk1 lim5
哭臉哭脸
To weep or cry with a sad face.
huk1 ling4
哭靈哭灵
To wail or weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead.
huk1 seng1
哭聲哭声
Sound of weeping or crying.
huk1 siu3 bat1 dak1
哭笑不得
To not know whether to laugh or cry; to find a situation both funny and annoying.
huk1 song1
哭喪哭丧
To wail or cry at a funeral as an expression of grief and as part of funeral rites.
huk1 song1 lim5
哭喪臉哭丧脸
To wear a long face or have a miserable look; looking as if one is about to cry.
huk1 song1 paang5
哭喪棒哭丧棒
A mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety.
huk1 song1 zoek6 lim5
哭喪著臉哭丧着脸
To pull a long face or look miserable, as if about to cry.
huk1 sou3
哭訴哭诉
To weep while telling a story; to complain or accuse in tears.
huk1 tin1 mut3 leoi6
哭天抹淚哭天抹泪
To wail and whine, crying and making a big scene.
huk6
斛
Ancient dry measure for grain, equivalent to five or ten dou (pecks), or the vessel used for this measurement.
huk6
觳
An ancient Chinese dry measure vessel, equivalent to a 'huk'.
huk6
酷
Cool or stylish; a Mandarin transliteration of the English word.
huk6 bai6
酷斃酷毙
Awesome; extremely cool or excellent.
huk6 ci5
酷似
To look exactly like, or to have many common features or characteristics.
huk6 ciu3
酷肖
To strikingly resemble; to bear a close resemblance to.
huk6 cuk1
觳觫
Shaking or trembling with fear.
huk6 dung1
槲鶇槲鸫
Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus), a species of bird.
huk6 gei3 sang1
槲寄生
Mistletoe; a parasitic plant used as a Christmas decoration.
huk6 hau6
鵠候鹄候
To respectfully await; to wait expectantly.
huk6 jing4
酷刑
Cruel and savage torture; punishment that causes extreme pain.
huk6 jing4 zit3 mo4
酷刑折磨
Torture and cruel treatment.
huk6 jit6
酷熱酷热
Extremely hot and sweltering weather that causes discomfort.
huk6 lap6
鵠立鹄立
To stand upright; to stand and wait expectantly like a crane.
huk6 lik1
槲櫟槲栎
Oriental white oak (Quercus aliena).
huk6 lit6
酷烈
Intense, fierce, or cruel.
huk6 mong6
鵠望鹄望
To eagerly look forward to; to await anxiously like a standing crane.
huk6 oi3
酷愛酷爱
To love ardently; to be extremely fond of or passionate about.
huk6 paai3
酷派
Coolpad Group Ltd., a Chinese telecommunications equipment company.
huk6 si1 laai1
酷斯拉
Godzilla; the fictional giant monster originating from Japanese films.
huk6 syu2
酷暑
An extremely hot summer.