Cantonese words starting with H

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槛花笼鹤
haam5 faa1 lung4 hok6a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
haam6pitfall; to get stuck; to cave in; to capture (a city in battle); defect; to ...
haam6 haang1pitfall
haam6 hoi6to entrap; to frame (up)
haam6 jap6to sink into; to land in (a predicament)
陷入牢笼
haam6 jap6 lou4 lung4to fall into a trap
陷于
haam6 jyu1caught in (a bad situation)
陷于瘫痪
haam6 jyu1 taan2 wun6to be paralyzed; to come to a standstill
haam6 lok6to surrender (of a fortress); subsidence (of land)
陷落带
haam6 lok6 daai3area of subsidence
haam6 zing6pitfall; trap
haan1stingy; thrifty; to be short of
悭钱
haan1 cin4save money
悭啲啦
haan1 di1 laa1literally " save it for yourself "; Ironically, ask someone to restrain himself
悭电
haan1 din6electricity saving
悭电胆
haan1 din6 daam2energy-saving light bulb
悭返
haan1 faan1to save one's effort ; money from not having to do something
悭番啖气
haan1 faan1 daam6 hei3saving one's breath (spoken)
悭家
haan1 gaa1adj; describes people who are frugal, economical for supporting one's family
悭俭
haan1 gim6money-saving (Cantonese)
悭吝
haan1 leon6(literary) miserly; stingy
悭皮
haan1 pei2to be savvy (with money)
悭濕
haan1 sap1mean; being excessively careful with giving or spending money
悭水悭力
haan1 seoi2 haan1 lik6efforts saving
悭水又悭力
haan1 seoi2 jau6 haan1 lik6describes something which is poorly produced and of low quality [colloquial]
悭位
haan1 wai2space saving
haan4elegant; to be skilled at
haan4epilepsy; convulsions
haan4idle; leisure; not busy; fence; to defend; leisurely; railings; regulations
娴雅
haan4 aa1refined; elegant
闲扯
haan4 ce2to chat
闲情逸致
haan4 cing4 jat6 zi3 in a leisurely and carefree mood
闲花
haan4 faa1wild flower
闲晃
haan4 fong2to hang around
闲居
haan4 geoi1to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to lead a solitary life
闲暇
haan4 haa6leisure; unoccupied
闲暇
haan4 haa6leisure
闲闲地
haan4 haan4 dei2at least
闲闲地
haan4 haan4 dei6at the least; minimally (spoken)
闲口
haan4 hau2idle talk
闲空
haan4 hung1idle; leisure
闲人
haan4 jan4variant of 閒人|闲人[xian2 ren2]
闲人
haan4 jan4idle person; idler
闲日
haan4 jat2an average day
闲逸
haan4 jat6comfort and leisure
闲日
haan4 jat6free time or off day
闲言闲语
haan4 jin4 haan4 jyu5idle gossip
闲言碎语
haan4 jin4 seoi3 jyu5idle gossip; slanderous rumor
闲言碎语
haan4 jin4 seoi3 jyu5gossip
闲冗
haan4 jung2officials with light duties

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