Cantonese words starting with H

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Used in blessings or commemorations related to anniversaries; jubilee.

Sparse, scattered, or rare.

An auspicious character used in personal names.

Acyl, or vinegar and pickles.

To get involved in; to meddle with.

To bully and oppress; to use power to coerce or intimidate the weak.

Thin or sparse; having low density or oxygen content.

hei1 dak6 laai1

Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany.

Porridge, congee, or watery rice gruel.

To bully or take advantage of someone weaker than oneself.

hei1 gwan1 mong5 soeng6

To deceive one's ruler or superiors.

A rare visitor or unexpected guest who is seldom seen.

Hehe; an onomatopoeia for a chuckle, snicker, or giggle, often indicating excitement, cheekiness, or mischief.

hei1 hei1 haa1 haa1

To laugh and joke; to laugh merrily with a relaxed and joyful attitude.

To play together; to amuse oneself in a group.

To sigh with helplessness or sorrow; feeling helpless, disappointed, or full of pity.

To value, care about, or covet, usually used in the negative to express disdain.

hei1 jan4 taai3 sam6

To bully someone intolerably; to push someone too far or go to extremes in mistreating others.

Rare, scarce, or uncommon.

Rare and precious; extremely scarce.

hei1 jau5 gam1 suk6

稀有金屬稀有金属

Rare metal; any of a group of metals that are scarce or difficult to extract.

To hope, wish, or aspire; a hope, aspiration, or longing.

Rare and strange, causing wonder or surprise.

hei1 laai1 lei6

Hillary Clinton

Greece; a country in southeastern Europe bordering the Aegean Sea, with Athens as its capital.

Watery and mushy, or thin and sparse.

To bully and humiliate, often involving exclusion, harassment, or violence.

希臘人希腊人

Greek; a Greek person.

hei1 loi4 joeng4 wong5

熙來攘往熙来攘往

Bustling with activity, especially of a place crowded with streams of people.

The faint, dim light of early morning.

To hope, wish, or desire; a hope, wish, or aspiration.

hei1 mong6 gung1 cing4

Project Hope; a Chinese charity project aiming to bring schools and education to poverty-stricken rural areas.

Hippie; a person associated with the counterculture of the 1960s.

Hippie, a countercultural movement member or style.

hei1 pei4 siu3 lim5

嬉皮笑臉嬉皮笑脸

To grin cheekily or have a playful, unserious attitude.

To deceive, cheat, or mislead someone by hiding the truth.

To sacrifice; to give up something of value for the sake of another consideration or person.

hei1 sang1 ban2

犧牲品牺牲品

A victim or sacrifice; a person who gives up their own interests for others.

To dilute or thin; to add water to a liquid to lower its concentration.

Rare, scarce, or sparsely occurring.

To laugh happily; to giggle and play.

Sparse; scattered; low in density or few in number.

hei1 soeng6 mun4 haa6

欺上瞞下欺上瞒下

To deceive one's superiors and hide the truth from one's subordinates.

Rare earth metal; a collective name for chemical elements such as scandium, yttrium, and lanthanum.

To plot, plan, or attempt to achieve something, often with a negative connotation.

Hey yo; a casual greeting or attention-getting exclamation.

To cheat, swindle, or defraud others of their property through dishonest means.

希治閣希治阁

Hitchcock; specifically referring to the English filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.

Happy, delighted, or joyous.

How; what; used in rhetorical questions to mean "how can it be that".