Cantonese words starting with H

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hardships; arduous; tough times

Xianfeng (1831-1861), reign name of Qing emperor, reigned from 1850-1861

haam4 fung1 jyun6

咸豐縣咸丰县

Xianfeng, a county in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei

haam4 fung1 nin4

咸豐年咸丰年

donkey years ago; many years ago [colloquial]

haam4 fung1 nin4 gam3 noi6

咸豐年咁耐咸丰年咁耐

a long long time ago

Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4] and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道[Xian2 jing4 nan2 dao4] of North Korea

haam4 geng3 bak1 dou6

咸鏡北道咸镜北道

North Hamgyeong Province in northeast of North Korea, capital Chongjin 清津市[Qing1 jin1 shi4]

haam4 geng3 dou6

咸鏡道咸镜道

Hamgyeong Province of Joseon dynasty Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4] and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道[Xian2 jing4 nan2 dao4] of North Korea

salty and bitter

to cover; to include

see 涵江區|涵江区[Han2 jiang1 Qu1]

haam4 gong1 keoi1

涵江區涵江区

Hanjiang, a district of Putian City 莆田市[Pu2 tian2 Shi4], Fujian

haam4 guk1 gwaan1

函谷關函谷关

Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)

Hakodate, main port of south Hokkaidō 北海道[Bei3 hai3 dao4], Japan

salted shrimp; shrimp paste

haam4 haa1 caan3

鹹蝦燦鹹虾灿

nickname for descendants of Portuguese born and living in Macau

haam4 haam2 dei2

鹹鹹地咸咸地

haam4 haam4 cau3 cau3

鹹鹹臭臭咸咸臭臭

smell of perspiration

Hamhung, North Korea

haam4 hing1 si5

咸興市咸兴市

Hamhung, North Korea

content; connotation; same as 涵義|涵义

content; connotation

salt (colloquial)

see 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4]

haam4 joeng4 kiu4

咸陽橋咸阳桥

Xianyang Bridge

haam4 joeng4 si5

咸陽市咸阳市

Xianyang, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3]

to cultivate (personal qualities)

haam4 juk6 zung2

鹹肉粽咸肉粽

savoury rice dumpling

haam4 jyu2 faan1 saang1

鹹魚翻生咸鱼翻生

to succeed unexpectedly in a dire situation; to succeed despite all odds; literal meaning: 'salted fish coming back to life'

haam4 jyu2 faan1 san1

鹹魚翻身咸鱼翻身

lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)

haam4 jyu4 baak6 coi3

鹹魚白菜咸鱼白菜

salted fish and Chinese cabbage

haam4 jyu5 wai4 san1

咸與維新咸与维新

everyone participates in reforms (idiom); to reform and start afresh

another name for Hong Kong Dollar in the old days

salty taste;saline taste

haam4 naan5 naan5

too salty (spoken)

keratosis pilaris; bumps of skin rash

see 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 Shi4]

haam4 ning4 si5

咸寧市咸宁市

Xianning, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]

haam4 on1 keoi1

咸安區咸安区

Xian'an, a district of Xianning City 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 Shi4], Hubei

erotic, pornographic movies

an adult video (pornography)

(slang) prurience; prurient; lecherous