Cantonese words starting with H

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hai6 mat1 dung1 dung1

係乜東東系乜东东

What the heck is it?; what on earth is that?

hai6 mat1 hai6 mat6

係乜係物系乜系物

Some sort of thing, or someone of consequence; used to describe a person or object of a certain status or nature.

Really? Is that so?

To worry about, be anxious about, or feel concerned about.

To tie on, fasten, or bind.

Coefficient or modulus.

System; a structure composed of multiple parts forming a network that interacts under certain principles.

hai6 tung2 sing3

系統性系统性

hai6 wai1 hai6 sai3

係威係勢系威系势

To put on an impressive, imposing, or arrogant show to bluff or draw attention.

Oh, right!; used to express sudden realization or agreement.

係就係系就系

Indeed it is; true, but with a reservation or contrast to follow.

Head of a university department; department chair.

Gram; a unit of mass or weight equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram.

Right?; a sentence-final particle used to ask for confirmation of an assumption.

To weave a tapestry or do fine weaving.

Black; the color of objects that absorb all visible light.

黑壓壓黑压压

Dense, dark, and looming; describing a massive crowd or a thick gathering of things.

Black dwarf; a theoretical stellar remnant.

Dirty, filthy, or unclean.

Dark or dim; also referring to shady, corrupt, or hidden practices that reflect the ugly side of humanity.

hak1 am3 si4 doi6

黑暗時代黑暗时代

hak1 baak3 ling4

黑百靈黑百灵

Black lark; a bird species (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis).

Black and white; monochrome.

hak1 baak6 bat1 fan1

Unable to distinguish black from white; unable to tell right from wrong.

hak1 baak6 din6 si6

黑白電視黑白电视

Black-and-white television.

hak1 baak6 mou4 soeng4

黑白無常黑白无常

The Black and White Impermanence; two deities of the underworld who escort the spirits of the dead.

hak1 baak6 pin2

Black and white film or movie.

hak1 baak6 soeng2

Black-and-white photos.

hak1 baak6 tin1 ngo4

黑白天鵝黑白天鹅

To nag, grumble, or offer unwanted opinions all day and night.

Dark spot or blotch on the skin

hak1 baan1 man1

Aedes mosquito; a genus of mosquitoes characterized by black and white markings on their bodies and legs.

hak1 baan1 wong4 ang1

黑斑蝗鶯黑斑蝗莺

Common grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia).

Monotonous, rigid, and inflexible; lacking variety or adaptability.

Engraved woodblocks used for printing.

Blackboard or chalkboard.

hak1 baan2 jan3 zoeng6

Stereotype; a fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

hak1 bat1 jung4 wun6

刻不容緩刻不容缓

Demanding immediate attention; of the utmost concern, requiring action without any delay.

hak1 bat1 lau6 cau1

Dark and swarthy; dirty and pitch-black.

黑比諾黑比诺

Pinot Noir grape or the wine made from it.

Mean, harsh, and unkind in one's treatment of others.

hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1

Harsh and merciless; mean and ungrateful.

A criminal gang; a triad syndicate.

hak1 bou3 mung4 tau4

黑布朦頭黑布朦头

To cover someone's head with a black cloth, typically done to a suspect or criminal upon arrest.

German shepherd

A variant of 黑背 (German Shepherd).

hak1 bui3 jin3 mei5

Black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus), a bird species.

hak1 bui3 seon3 tin1 jung1

黑背信天翁

Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)

A block printed edition; a book printed from hand-carved woodblocks.

hak1 caa1 mei5 hoi2 jin3

黑叉尾海燕

Swinhoe's storm petrel (Hydrobates monorhis).

Dark tea, a type of tea that has been fermented for months or years.