Cantonese words starting with H

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咸苦
haam4 fu2hardships; arduous; tough times
咸丰
haam4 fung1Xianfeng (1831-1861), reign name of Qing emperor, reigned from 1850-1861
咸丰县
haam4 fung1 jyun6Xianfeng, a county in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[E...
咸丰年
haam4 fung1 nin4donkey years ago; many years ago [colloquial]
咸丰年咁耐
haam4 fung1 nin4 gam3 noi6a long long time ago
咸镜
haam4 geng3Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Provin...
咸镜北道
haam4 geng3 bak1 dou6North Hamgyeong Province in northeast of North Korea, capital Chongjin 清津市[Qi...
咸镜道
haam4 geng3 dou6Hamgyeong Province of Joseon dynasty Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong ...
haam4 gin2letters
咸涩
haam4 gip3salty and bitter
涵盖
haam4 goi3to cover; to include
haam4 gong1see 涵江區|涵江区[Han2 jiang1 Qu1]
涵江区
haam4 gong1 keoi1Hanjiang, a district of Putian City 莆田市[Pu2 tian2 Shi4], Fujian
函谷关
haam4 guk1 gwaan1Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern g...
函馆
haam4 gun2Hakodate, main port of south Hokkaidō 北海道[Bei3 hai3 dao4], Japan
haam4 gun2culvert pipe
咸虾
haam4 haa1salted shrimp; shrimp paste
鹹虾灿
haam4 haa1 caan3nickname for descendants of Portuguese born and living in Macau
咸咸地
haam4 haam2 dei2a little salty
咸咸臭臭
haam4 haam4 cau3 cau3smell of perspiration
咸兴
haam4 hing1Hamhung, North Korea
咸兴市
haam4 hing1 si5Hamhung, North Korea
咸海
haam4 hoi2Aral Sea
haam4 jan4armor maker
haam4 ji3content; connotation; same as 涵義|涵义
涵义
haam4 ji6content; connotation
咸盐
haam4 jim4salt (colloquial)
咸阳
haam4 joeng4see 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4]
咸阳桥
haam4 joeng4 kiu4Xianyang Bridge
咸阳市
haam4 joeng4 si5Xianyang, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3]
涵养
haam4 joeng5to cultivate (personal qualities)
咸肉
haam4 juk6bacon
咸肉粽
haam4 juk6 zung2savoury rice dumpling
咸鱼
haam4 jyu2salted fish
咸鱼翻生
haam4 jyu2 faan1 saang1to succeed unexpectedly in a dire situation; to succeed despite all odds; lit...
咸鱼翻身
haam4 jyu2 faan1 san1lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)
咸鱼白菜
haam4 jyu4 baak6 coi3salted fish and Chinese cabbage
咸与维新
haam4 jyu5 wai4 san1everyone participates in reforms (idiom); to reform and start afresh
函购
haam4 kau3mail order
haam4 kut3to encompass
鹹龙
haam4 lung2another name for Hong Kong Dollar in the old days
咸味
haam4 mei6salty taste;saline taste
haam4 naan5 naan5too salty (spoken)
haam4 nap1keratosis pilaris; bumps of skin rash
咸宁
haam4 ning4see 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 Shi4]
咸宁市
haam4 ning4 si5Xianning, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]
咸安区
haam4 on1 keoi1Xian'an, a district of Xianning City 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 Shi4], Hubei
haam4 pin2erotic, pornographic movies
haam4 pin2an adult video (pornography)
咸湿
haam4 sap1(slang) prurience; prurient; lecherous

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