Cantonese words starting with H

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Reserve, backup, or substitute materials or personnel kept ready in case of need.

Behind, in the back, or in the rear.

To wait to fill a vacancy, act as an alternate, or qualify for a position.

The younger generation, juniors, or younger colleagues.

後半部后半部

The latter half; the second part of something.

The footsteps or paths taken by others; a course of action previously taken by someone else.

Behind; at the back.

後底爺后底爷

後底乸后底乸

Step-mother; a father's new wife to his children.

後底婆后底婆

Future generations or descendants.

hau6 faa1 jyun2

後花園后花园

Back garden or backyard; figuratively used to describe a scenic suburban or rural getaway area.

The back or rear portion of a space; the home front, far behind the front lines of a war.

To regret; to repent, wishing one could undo a past action or decision.

To wait for advice, instructions, or guidance.

hau6 gai3 jau5 jan4

後繼有人后继有人

To have qualified successors to carry on one's work, legacy, or cause.

hau6 gai3 mou4 jan4

後繼無人后继无人

To have no successor or follower to carry on one's work or legacy.

候機室候机室

Departure lounge; airport waiting area for passengers who have cleared customs and are waiting to board.

Postscript, afterword, or epilogue written at the end of a literary work.

Stamina, endurance, or reserved strength that can be sustained and used in the later stages of an activity.

A hind leg; or used figuratively to mean right after or immediately following someone else.

hau6 gu3 zi1 jau1

後顧之憂后顾之忧

Anxiety, trouble, or worries about one's family, the rear, or the future.

Harem; the collective wives and concubines of a monarch or nobleman in a polygamous system.

A consequence or result of an action, usually referring to a negative outcome.

hau6 gwo2 ham1 jyu4

後果堪虞后果堪虞

Worrying consequences; the outcome is cause for concern.

hau6 hei2 zi1 sau3

後起之秀后起之秀

An up-and-coming talent; a promising member of the younger generation.

hau6 hoi2 waan1

后海灣后海湾

Deep Bay (also known as Shenzhen Bay), a bay located between northwestern Yuen Long in Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

Designate; elected or appointed to a post but not yet having assumed office.

Later generation; descendants or heirs, especially of a family of notable status.

The day after tomorrow.

A descendant of a family, ethnic group, or nation.

Horseshoe crab.

Backyard; a yard or garden at the back of a house.

Backyard; a garden located behind a building.

Logistics; backup personnel and support work behind the front lines.

後勤部后勤部

Logistics department

Late stage or late phase; the final period of a process or time.

Back alley, the back door of a shop, or slang for the anus.

Afterwards; later; after a certain point in time.

Afterwards; later on, referring to events that occurred after a previously mentioned time.

hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5

後來居上后来居上

Latecomers overtaking those who started before them; catching up from behind to take the lead.

The rising or younger generation.

hau6 long6 teoi1 cin4 long6

後浪推前浪后浪推前浪

The new generation will inevitably replace the old.

An escape route, backup plan, or path of retreat in case of failure.

The night of the day after tomorrow; the night after next.

Afterwards, later, or at the end; referring to events occurring afterward or the last in a sequence.

後尾枕后尾枕

The back of the head.

Behind, in the rear, or the back of something.

To stand by or be on call, waiting for orders or instructions.