Cantonese words starting with H

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heoi1 baa1 cou4 bai3

墟巴嘈閉墟巴嘈闭

Noisy and chaotic because of a crowd.

To make a fraudulent report, or to misreport or misrepresent information.

Function words; grammatical words with little or no lexical meaning, such as prepositions, conjunctions, particles, and adverbs.

heoi1 cing4 gaa3 ji3

虛情假意虚情假意

Hypocritical; putting on a show of false affection or concern.

To exist in name only, having no actual function or usefulness.

A marketplace or fairground.

To have a weak constitution or to lack genuine resources and strength.

Trumpet-shaped; describing an object that is flared or wider at one end.

heoi1 dou6 gwong1 jam1

虛度光陰虚度光阴

To waste time; to spend a long period of time doing nothing meaningful.

Unrealistic, superficial, or not practicable.

Deficiency heat in Chinese medicine, or a short-lived trend or fad with no lasting substance.

False, fake, untrue, or hypocritical.

False alarm; unnecessary panic or a groundless scare.

Crowded, noisy, and bustling; lively and packed with people.

To sigh or gasp in grief, regret, or despair.

To weep, sob, or sigh.

heoi1 heoi1 ham6 ham6

Crowded, bustling, and lively; packed with people.

heoi1 hon4 man6 nyun5

噓寒問暖嘘寒问暖

To inquire solicitously about someone's well-being and show care for them.

Market day; a traditional day set aside for buying and selling at a market.

heoi1 jau5 kei4 biu2

虛有其表虚有其表

To look impressive but lack real substance; attractive on the outside but empty within.

Virtual; simulated, fictional, or existing in an imaginary space modeled on reality.

Weak, feeble, or in poor health.

heoi1 jyu5 wai1 ji4

虛與委蛇虚与委蛇

To deal with someone courteously but without sincerity; to pretend cordiality and play along while putting someone off.

To make up, fabricate, or concoct from imagination without factual basis.

Unwarranted reputation; a fame or title that does not match reality.

Nihilistic, meaningless, or existing in a state of complete nothingness.

Hypocritical, insincere, two-faced, or fake.

Modest, humble, and open-minded.

The true and false; an opponent's actual situation or real strength.

Dotted or dashed line; a broken line made of dots or short segments.

Imaginary number; a number expressed using the square root of -1 as a basic unit.

heoi1 waai4 joek6 guk1

虛懷若谷虚怀若谷

Modest and open-minded; having a mind as receptive as a valley.

Unreal, illusory, or surreal.

Vanity; superficial glory or praise.

heoi1 wing4 sam1

虛榮心虚荣心

Vanity; a desire or yearning for vanity.

heoi1 zoeng1 sing1 sai3

虛張聲勢虚张声势

To make an empty show of strength to scare others; to bluff.

Perfective aspect marker in early Cantonese, equivalent to the modern "zo2".

A species of oak (Quercus serrata); or lively and vivid.

Riverbank; also used as a part of a placename.

Used in personal names.

To agree or allow; to approve.

To brag or boast.

Many; much; a great deal of.

A long time; for a long time.

heoi2 gun1 git6

許冠傑许冠杰

Sam Hui Koon-kit, a famous Hong Kong singer and songwriter.

heoi2 gun1 jing1

許冠英许冠英

Ricky Hui Koon-ying, a Hong Kong actor and singer.

heoi2 gun3 man4

許冠文许冠文

Michael Hui Koon Man, a famous Hong Kong actor, comedian, director, and scriptwriter.

heoi2 heoi2 jyu4 sang1

Vivid; lifelike; as if it is alive.

Permission, approval, or authorization.

heoi2 ho2 zing3

許可證许可证

Permit; an official document certifying permission to enter a specific area.