Cantonese words starting with H

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To contain water or moisture.

ham4 seoi2 loeng6

Water content or moisture level; figuratively used to mock someone's lack of credibility.

Tax inclusive; including tax.

To sleep soundly or fall into a deep sleep.

To have a smile on one's face; to smile.

Carbon-bearing; containing carbon.

To contain or imply a deeper meaning or feeling.

Vague, ambiguous, or lacking a clear-cut boundary.

Ambiguous, vague, or unclear; difficult to understand fully.

ham4 wu4 bat1 cing1

Vague, unclear, or ambiguous; muddled or indistinct.

ham4 wu4 kei4 ci4

含糊其詞含糊其词

To equivocate; to talk in a vague, ambiguous, or evasive manner.

To be dead drunk; to be heavily intoxicated.

An insult meaning to go to hell, get lost, or be screwed.

Shut up and go away.

Under the chin; the area below the lower jaw.

頷下腺颔下腺

Submandibular gland; submaxillary gland.

The second couplet (third and fourth lines) of a regulated poem (lushi).

To nod one's head in agreement, approval, or greeting.

ham5 sau2 zi1 gaau1

頷首之交颔首之交

A nodding acquaintance.

All; entire; whole.

Regret; a sense of loss, dissatisfaction, or disappointment.

To shake, vibrate, or move; to touch or affect one's feelings deeply.

ham6 baang6 laang6

All; altogether; everybody or everything.

ham6 baang6 laang6

All; entirely; the whole lot.

ham6 baau1 saan2

To be completely destroyed or smashed to pieces.

To raid premises where illegal activities are suspected.

Slightly more complete; slightly more covered.

To shake, vibrate, or rock; to move or affect deeply.

ham6 gaa1 caan2

冚家鏟冚家铲

An extreme curse wishing for someone's entire family to die, or used generally as a vulgar exclamation.

ham6 gaa1 coeng4

A euphemistic version of "ham6 gaa1 caan2" (a severe curse wishing death upon someone's whole family).

ham6 gwok3 kei4

冚國旗冚国旗

To be killed in the line of duty, especially of disciplined services personnel.

Resentful, regretful, or filled with deep remorse and hatred.

To insert or embed.

ham6 jap6 sik1 ji1 gwai6

嵌入式衣櫃嵌入式衣柜

Built-in closet; fitted wardrobe.

A regrettable matter; something that causes disappointment or regret.

ham6 syu6 pei4 fau4

撼樹蚍蜉撼树蚍蜉

An ant trying to shake a giant tree; a metaphor for someone ridiculously overestimating their own strength.

ham6 tin1 dung6 dei6

撼天動地撼天动地

Earth-shaking; describing a powerful force or a grand, monumental event.

To nest; nested; to fit or embed one object inside another.

ham6 zek6 fan3 sek6

冚蓆瞓石冚席瞓石

Homeless; to sleep anywhere that is habitable.

To embed; to insert deeply or fit securely into a surrounding mass.

A container with a lid, typically made of ceramic.

To swallow or gulp down forcefully; figuratively, to reluctantly accept something.

To plough, till, or cultivate land.

An default adverb placed before a predicate adjective that does not carry any special meaning of "very".

Earnest, sincere, or to beseech and entreat.

Ruthless, relentless, or ferocious.

To gnaw, bite, or nibble at something hard.

Very fierce or ferocious.

To decline politely or with sincere thanks.

To request earnestly; to plead.