Cantonese words starting with H

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hau2 zung2 min6 zung2

口腫面腫口肿面肿

With a swollen face, especially from being beaten or hit.

Clumsy or awkward in speech; inarticulate; not good at talking.

To keep a close, watchful eye on something out of desire or anticipation.

Marquess, the second of the five noble ranks in ancient China, or a general term for nobility.

A pipe, tube, or duct used to transport liquids or gases.

Dialectal perfective aspect marker used after a verb to indicate completed actions or past events.

Monkey; any primate of the infraorder Simiiformes, excluding apes, typically having a tail and flexible limbs.

An ancient Chinese plucked stringed instrument, similar to a harp.

The bottom of the throat; a basic singing vocal range or technique.

Impatient, anxious, or rushed; doing things in too much of a hurry.

hau4 gon1 geng2 kok3

喉乾頸涸喉干颈涸

Dry throat, or feeling extremely thirsty.

A tube, pipe, or duct used to transport fluids.

Anxious, impatient, and in a desperate rush to do something.

Antsy, impatient, or desperate; unable to wait.

Anxious; impatient; desperate; unable to wait.

Impatient, anxious, or in a rush to do something.

Pipe wrench; a tool used to turn and grip pipes.

Throat; the body part connecting the mouth and stomach for conveying food.

hau4 lung4 ding3

喉嚨椗喉咙碇

The uvula; the small fleshy lobe hanging at the back of the throat.

hau4 lung4 tung3

喉嚨痛喉咙痛

Sore throat; pain in the throat caused by inflammation, infection, allergy, or overuse of voice.

Hoarse or raspy voice; hoarseness in the throat.

侯斯頓侯斯顿

Houston; a major city in Texas, United States.

Mouthpiece; a spokesperson who speaks on behalf of an organization, usually with a negative connotation.

Throat lozenge; candy used to soothe a sore or uncomfortable throat.

Adam's apple; the prominent cartilage at the front of the human neck.

Nozzle; mouthpiece; a pipe connection or nozzle-like attachment.

hau4 zi2 tau1 tou4

To sneak attack someone's groin, especially to grab a man's scrotum.

Marquess; the second level of nobility in ancient China or European systems.

To long for something, or to keep an eye on something that one desires.

Thick; having a large distance between the top and bottom surfaces of a flat object.

hau5 ci2 bok6 bei2

To treat people unfairly or with partiality; to favor one over another.

hau5 daap6 daap6

厚疊疊厚叠叠

Thick and heavy; too bulky.

Thick and bulky.

Thickness; the measurement of the distance between the top and bottom surfaces of a flat object.

Kind, sincere, and generous; big-hearted and tolerant.

Great kindness; a very kind thought or generous intention.

A generous, valuable, and abundant gift.

A thick sweater

Thick-skinned, brazen, or shameless; not caring about embarrassment or what others think.

Great expectations; high hopes.

Thick-skinned; brazen; cheeky; shameless.

Thick, heavy, or substantial in texture or material.

To wait or await.

Queen consort or empress; the primary wife of a king or emperor.

Behind; back; rear; the direction opposite to the one facing.

To meet unexpectedly; to run into someone.