Cantonese words starting with H

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haam5 faa1 lung4 hok6

檻花籠鶴槛花笼鹤

a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner

pitfall; to get stuck; to cave in; to capture (a city in battle); defect; to plunge; to crumble; to entrap; kill

to entrap; to frame (up)

to sink into; to land in (a predicament)

haam6 jap6 lou4 lung4

陷入牢籠陷入牢笼

to fall into a trap

caught in (a bad situation)

haam6 jyu1 taan2 wun6

陷於癱瘓陷于瘫痪

to be paralyzed; to come to a standstill

to surrender (of a fortress); subsidence (of land)

haam6 lok6 daai3

陷落帶陷落带

area of subsidence

stingy; thrifty; to be short of

慳啲啦悭啲啦

literally " save it for yourself "; Ironically, ask someone to restrain himself

electricity saving

haan1 din6 daam2

慳電膽悭电胆

energy-saving light bulb

to save one's effort ; money from not having to do something

haan1 faan1 daam6 hei3

慳番啖氣悭番啖气

saving one's breath (spoken)

adj; describes people who are frugal, economical for supporting one's family

money-saving (Cantonese)

(literary) miserly; stingy

to be savvy (with money)

mean; being excessively careful with giving or spending money

haan1 seoi2 haan1 lik6

慳水慳力悭水悭力

haan1 seoi2 jau6 haan1 lik6

慳水又慳力悭水又悭力

describes something which is poorly produced and of low quality [colloquial]

elegant; to be skilled at

epilepsy; convulsions

idle; leisure; not busy; fence; to defend; leisurely; railings; regulations

refined; elegant

haan4 cing4 jat6 zi3

閑情逸致闲情逸致

in a leisurely and carefree mood

to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to lead a solitary life

leisure; unoccupied

haan4 haan4 dei2

閑閑地闲闲地

haan4 haan4 dei6

閒閒地闲闲地

at the least; minimally (spoken)

variant of 閒人|闲人[xian2 ren2]

idle person; idler

comfort and leisure

free time or off day

haan4 jin4 haan4 jyu5

閒言閒語闲言闲语

haan4 jin4 seoi3 jyu5

閑言碎語闲言碎语

idle gossip; slanderous rumor

haan4 jin4 seoi3 jyu5

閒言碎語闲言碎语

officials with light duties