Cantonese words starting with H

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Black Tiger Fist; a traditional Chinese martial art style.

hak1 fu2 noi6 lou4

刻苦耐勞刻苦耐劳

Hardworking and able to endure hardships.

hak1 fu2 zyun3 jin4

刻苦鑽研刻苦钻研

To study diligently and delve deeply into a subject with great effort.

hak1 fuk1 ban1 wat6

黑腹濱鷸黑腹滨鹬

Dunlin (Calidris alpina); a species of migratory wading bird.

hak1 fuk1 jin3 au1

黑腹燕鷗黑腹燕鸥

Black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda).

hak1 fuk1 saa1 gai1

黑腹沙雞黑腹沙鸡

Black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis), a bird species.

hak1 fuk1 se4 tai4

黑腹蛇鵜黑腹蛇鹈

Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster), a species of water bird.

To overcome or surmount an obstacle, fear, or difficulty.

hak1 gaa1 leon4 zi2

黑加侖子黑加仑子

Blackcurrant; a shrub with small black edible berries used for juice and jam.

hak1 gaak3 but6

KGB, the Soviet secret police and intelligence agency.

黑格爾黑格尔

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, a German philosopher.

hak1 gau2 dak1 sik6 baak6 gau2 dong1 zoi1

黑狗得食白狗當災黑狗得食白狗当灾

One person commits a crime or reaps the benefits, while an innocent person takes the blame and suffers.

hak1 gei1 laai1 dou2

克基拉島克基拉岛

Corfu, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea.

hak1 gei2 fuk6 lai5

克己復禮克己复礼

To restrain oneself and restore propriety; to subdue oneself and observe the rites.

hak1 geng2 coeng4 mei5 zi6

黑頸長尾雉黑颈长尾雉

Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae); a bird species native to China.

hak1 geng2 dung1

黑頸鶇黑颈鸫

Black-throated thrush (Turdus atrogularis), a species of bird.

hak1 geng2 hok6

黑頸鶴黑颈鹤

Black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis).

hak1 geng2 lou4 ci4

黑頸鸕鶿黑颈鸬鹚

Little cormorant (Microcarbo niger).

hak1 geng2 pik1 tai4

黑頸鷿鷈黑颈䴙䴘

Black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), a waterbird species.

Thrifty, frugal, and hardworking.

Black bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis).

hak1 goek3 seon3 tin1 jung1

黑腳信天翁黑脚信天翁

Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes).

hak1 gu1 lung4 dung1

Pitch-black, extremely dark.

hak1 gu2 lak6 dak6

Very dark-skinned or heavily tanned from being in the sun.

hak1 gun1 coeng4 bei3 jyun4

黑冠長臂猿黑冠长臂猿

Black crested gibbon (Nomascus nasutus).

Black stork (Ciconia nigra).

Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus).

hak1 gun3 gyun1 zeon2

黑冠鵑隼黑冠鹃隼

The black baza (Aviceda leuphotes), a bird species found in China and other parts of Asia.

hak1 gun3 loeng4 niu5

黑冠椋鳥黑冠椋鸟

The Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum), a bird species.

hak1 gun3 saan1 zoek3

Rufous-vented tit (Periparus rubidiventris), a bird species.

hak1 gun3 wong4 bei1

黑冠黃鵯黑冠黄鹎

Black-crested bulbul (Rubigula flaviventris)

An illegal worker; an undocumented laborer.

An offensive term for a Black person or someone with very dark skin.

Deeply ingrained, deep-rooted, or unforgettable.

hak1 gwat1 ming5 sam1

刻骨銘心刻骨铭心

Unforgettable; engraved in one's bones and heart forever.

hak1 gwat1 soeng1 si1

Deeply felt, bone-deep lovesickness or longing for someone.

hak1 gwo3 gwai2

黑過鬼黑过鬼

Extremely unlucky; having terrible luck.

hak1 gwo3 mak6 dau2

黑過墨斗黑过墨斗

To have extremely bad luck.

hak1 gwo3 wok6 si2

黑過鑊屎黑过镬屎

Extremely black or very dirty.

hak1 gyun2 mei5

Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus), a bird species characterized by its black plumage and deeply forked tail.

Hacker; a person who breaks into computer security systems without authorization.

hak1 haak3 dai3 gwok3

黑客帝國黑客帝国

The Matrix (1999 movie)

hak1 haak3 man4

Hacker terminology; leetspeak.

An anonymous, defamatory letter, especially one containing blackmail or malicious allegations.

Kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos).

Black box, especially an flight data recorder on an airplane.

A notch, scratch, or nick on a surface.

Black box; a flight recorder.