Cantonese words starting with H

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To pass an entrance examination, especially for a university or school.

Castanopsis, a genus of evergreen trees.

haau2 syun2 bou6

考選部考选部

Ministry of Examination, Taiwan.

An examination question; a test question.

Deceitful, artful, or crafty.

haau2 zaa3 bat1 jyu4 zyut3 sing4

巧詐不如拙誠巧诈不如拙诚

The unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse; sincerity is better than clever deceit.

To pass an entrance examination and be admitted to a school, college, or university.

To evaluate someone's performance or achievements.

To do textual research, or to verify historical details by means of research.

A skilled workman or artisan.

To pass an exam.

Filial piety; to show respect, care, and devotion to one's parents and elders.

Xiaochang, a county in Hubei province, China.

haau3 coeng1 jyun6

孝昌縣孝昌县

Xiaochang, a county in Xiaogan City, Hubei Province.

Filial piety and fraternal love or duty.

haau3 dai6 zung1 seon3

Confucian moral injunctions of filial piety, fraternal love, loyalty, and trustworthiness.

Filial piety; the traditional principles and spirit of being obedient and dutiful to one's parents and elders.

Traditional mourning dress made of white cloth or linen worn during bereavement.

Xiaogan, a prefecture-level city in eastern Hubei Province, China.

Xiaogan, a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province.

The Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing).

To show respect and gratitude to elders or superiors by giving gifts, treats, or financial support.

Mourning garment.

Filial piety and righteousness.

孝義市孝义市

Xiaoyi, a county-level city in Lüliang, Shanxi.

Xiaolian; candidates recommended for civil service based on filial piety and integrity during the Han, Ming, and Qing dynasties.

Xiaonan district of Xiaogan city, Hubei province.

haau3 naam4 keoi1

孝南區孝南区

Xiaonan, a district of Xiaogan City in Hubei province.

Filial piety; a child's desire to show love, care, and gratitude toward their parents.

To show filial piety; to respect, obey, and care for one's parents and elders.

haau3 si1 bat1 gwai6

孝思不匱孝思不匮

To be forever filial; to show endless filial devotion.

haau3 sing3 hin3

孝聖憲孝圣宪

Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng and mother of Emperor Qianlong.

haau3 sing4 wong4

King Xiaocheng of Zhao, who reigned from 266 to 245 BC.

Xiaosu, the posthumous name of Bao Zheng, a Northern Song official renowned for his honesty and integrity.

A funeral parlour or a hall set up for a funeral wake.

An internet user who shares desired photos or videos, saving their own mother from being verbally abused.

haau3 zi2 jin4 syun1

孝子賢孫孝子贤孙

Filial and virtuous descendants who respect their parents and ancestors.

haau4 dou3 ceot1 zap1

Extremely flirtatious or coquettish.

Power, prestige, domineering influence, or promising future prospects.

A flirtatious, promiscuous, or sexually provocative woman; a coquette.

haau4 po4 jyu6 zoek6 zi1 fan2 haak3

姣婆遇着脂粉客

A match made in heaven between a flirtatious woman and a womanizing man who hit it off immediately.

haau4 po4 jyu6 zoek6 zi1 fan2 haak3

姣婆遇著脂粉客姣婆遇着脂粉客

Two people of the same kind meeting each other, especially a flirtatious woman and a promiscuous man.

haau4 po4 laam4

姣婆藍姣婆蓝

Dodger blue; a vibrant, bright shade of blue such as peacock blue or peacock green.

haau4 po4 sau2 m4 dou2 gwaa2

姣婆守唔到寡

To mock someone who cannot help but break a promise to abstain from doing something.

haau4 si1 dan3 duk1

姣屍燉篤姣尸炖笃

Flirtatious, seductive, or coquettish behavior of a woman.

Effect, efficacy, or positive result; to imitate or follow.

Bent or deformed, describing an object that is misshapen and no longer straight as it should be.

School bus; a dedicated bus used to transport students to and from school.

School bus; a dedicated vehicle used to transport students to and from school.

Military drill ground.