Cantonese words starting with H

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Hang Hau (area in Hong Kong)

carrier who carries heavy loads on his shoulder (dialect)

(coll.) to cheat; to swindle; to rip sb off; to screw sb over

(n.) drains; ditch; sewers

haang1 keoi4 jau4

haang1 keoi4 lou5 syu2

haang1 keoi4 seoi2

drain water; ditch water; wastewater; sewage water; salty red bean rice porridge [colloquial]

haang1 mung4 gwaai2 pin3

坑蒙拐騙坑蒙拐骗

(idiom) to swindle, scam and deceive

boneless short rib

haang1 tou2 gei1

夯土機夯土机

hole; hollow; depression

(mine) galleries and pits

haang4 bat1 tung1

to patrol [colloquial]

haang4 bou6 lou6 daa2 dou2 tan3

行步路打倒褪

bad luck all round

haang4 caa1 daap6 co3

行差踏錯行差踏错

errant; to go down the wrong path; to make a mistake [colloquial]

haang4 ce4 lou2

walking on the slope; to earn a living through dishonest means

tomb sweeping (to pay respects to one's ancestors or friends)

haang4 ceot1 haang4 jap6

to go in and out

haang4 dak1 hei2

usable; still can walk

haang4 dak1 tung1

practicable; will work

haang4 dak1 zeng3 kei5 dak1 zeng3

行得正，企得正

those who haven't done anything wrong have nothing to fear

post or position

haang4 dung1 haang4 sai1

行東行西行东行西

haang4 faa1 gaai1

to walk around the Lunar New Year fair

haang4 faa1 si5

to walk around the Lunar New Year fair

haang4 faan1 zyun3 tau4

行返轉頭行返转头

to turn back [colloquial]

(verb) to go out (to town); to go shopping; to walk around (in town); to take away (food)

haang4 gaai1 si5

to walk or shop around in a market

haang4 gu2 waak6

to live the life of a gangster

haang4 gu2 waak6

行蠱惑行蛊惑

trick; to be engage in illegal activities; to live the life of a triad member

haang4 gung1 si1

walk a bit; to take a short walk

haang4 haang4 kei5 kei5

(verb ; purpose or who doesn't really do anything)

(imperative ; piss off! telling someone to piss off as they have annoyed you; (phrasal verb) to walk away; to steer out of the way; to step out of the way; to go away for a short period; to go off for a moment, usually to go and do something else or to leave someone (or a scene ; circumstance) temporarily, with an intention to come back

haang4 hoi1 haang4 maai4

行開行埋行开行埋

usually used to describe the short timeframe between when one has walked off temporarily and returned; to walk past

haang4 hoi1 zo2

行開咗行开咗

not in; went off to somewhere else temporarily; to go away for a short period; to go off for a moment, usually to go and do something else or to leave someone (or a scene ; circumstance) temporarily, with an intention to come back

haang4 jat1 bou6 tai2 jat1 bou6

行一步睇一步

to take things one step at a time

haang4 kiu1 hoi1

行Ｑ開行Ｑ开

fuck off [colloquial]