Cantonese words starting with H
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檻花籠鶴槛花笼鹤
haam5 faa1 lung4 hok6a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
陷
haam6pitfall; to get stuck; to cave in; to capture (a city in battle); defect; to ...
陷坑
haam6 haang1pitfall
陷害
haam6 hoi6to entrap; to frame (up)
陷入
haam6 jap6to sink into; to land in (a predicament)
陷入牢籠陷入牢笼
haam6 jap6 lou4 lung4to fall into a trap
陷於陷于
haam6 jyu1caught in (a bad situation)
陷於癱瘓陷于瘫痪
haam6 jyu1 taan2 wun6to be paralyzed; to come to a standstill
陷落
haam6 lok6to surrender (of a fortress); subsidence (of land)
陷落帶陷落带
haam6 lok6 daai3area of subsidence
陷阱
haam6 zing6pitfall; trap
慳悭
haan1stingy; thrifty; to be short of
慳錢悭钱
haan1 cin4save money
慳啲啦悭啲啦
haan1 di1 laa1literally " save it for yourself "; Ironically, ask someone to restrain himself
慳電悭电
haan1 din6electricity saving
慳電膽悭电胆
haan1 din6 daam2energy-saving light bulb
慳返悭返
haan1 faan1to save one's effort ; money from not having to do something
慳番啖氣悭番啖气
haan1 faan1 daam6 hei3saving one's breath (spoken)
慳家悭家
haan1 gaa1adj; describes people who are frugal, economical for supporting one's family
慳儉悭俭
haan1 gim6money-saving (Cantonese)
慳吝悭吝
haan1 leon6(literary) miserly; stingy
慳皮悭皮
haan1 pei2to be savvy (with money)
慳濕悭濕
haan1 sap1mean; being excessively careful with giving or spending money
慳水慳力悭水悭力
haan1 seoi2 haan1 lik6efforts saving
慳水又慳力悭水又悭力
haan1 seoi2 jau6 haan1 lik6describes something which is poorly produced and of low quality [colloquial]
慳位悭位
haan1 wai2space saving
嫻娴
haan4elegant; to be skilled at
癇痫
haan4epilepsy; convulsions
閑闲
haan4idle; leisure; not busy; fence; to defend; leisurely; railings; regulations
嫻雅娴雅
haan4 aa1refined; elegant
閒扯闲扯
haan4 ce2to chat
閑情逸致闲情逸致
haan4 cing4 jat6 zi3 in a leisurely and carefree mood
閑花闲花
haan4 faa1wild flower
閒晃闲晃
haan4 fong2to hang around
閑居闲居
haan4 geoi1to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to lead a solitary life
閑暇闲暇
haan4 haa6leisure; unoccupied
閒暇闲暇
haan4 haa6leisure
閑閑地闲闲地
haan4 haan4 dei2at least
閒閒地闲闲地
haan4 haan4 dei6at the least; minimally (spoken)
閒口闲口
haan4 hau2idle talk
閒空闲空
haan4 hung1idle; leisure
閑人闲人
haan4 jan4variant of 閒人|闲人[xian2 ren2]
閒人闲人
haan4 jan4idle person; idler
閑日闲日
haan4 jat2an average day
閑逸闲逸
haan4 jat6comfort and leisure
閒日闲日
haan4 jat6free time or off day
閒言閒語闲言闲语
haan4 jin4 haan4 jyu5idle gossip
閑言碎語闲言碎语
haan4 jin4 seoi3 jyu5idle gossip; slanderous rumor
閒言碎語闲言碎语
haan4 jin4 seoi3 jyu5gossip
閑冗闲冗
haan4 jung2officials with light duties
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