Cantonese words starting with H

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Hunter, a given name or surname.

hang1 ding1 deon6 mou5 dou6 zing3

亨丁頓舞蹈症亨丁顿舞蹈症

Huntington's disease.

hang1 gaak3 lok6

Hengelo, a city in the Netherlands.

Onomatopoeia for coughing, grunting, clearing one's throat, or similar throat sounds.

To groan, mumble, or hum continually.

hang1 hang1 zik1 zik1

To whine, mutter, or groan continuously in a low voice.

To utter a sound, speak, or make one's voice heard.

hang1 ji4 haa1 ji4

哼兒哈兒哼儿哈儿

To hem and haw; to make non-committal or hesitant sounds instead of speaking clearly.

Resonant; clanging.

Henry (given name).

hang1 lei6 ng5 sai3

Henry V, English warrior king and victor of Agincourt.

To utter a word or make a sound.

To make a sound of groaning, grunting, humming, or muttering.

Heinz, the brand name.

Smooth, successful, or prosperous, usually describing business, finance, or a career.

To whisper, mutter, or groan softly.

To prosper, flourish, or enjoy good fortune.

To be willing to, or to agree to.

Kenya, a country in East Africa.

hang2 dak1 gei1

KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken); the fast food restaurant chain.

hang2 dak1 gei1 zaa3 gai1

肯德基炸雞肯德基炸鸡

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)

hang2 dak1 laai1

Kendra, a female given name.

Kent, a county in southeastern England.

Definitely; certainly; surely; one hundred percent.

hang2 ding6 geoi3

Affirmative sentence

To live off one's parents; to depend on one's parents financially as an adult.

hang2 lou5 zuk6

NEETs; adult children who still live with and rely financially on their parents.

肯尼亞肯尼亚

Kenya; a country in East Africa.

hang2 nei4 dik6

Kennedy; the surname or given name.

hang2 nei4 dik6 gok3

Cape Kennedy, the name of Cape Canaveral in Florida from 1963 to 1973.

hang2 nei4 dik6 hong4 tin1 zung1 sam1

肯尼迪航天中心

Kennedy Space Center, located at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Kenya; a country in East Africa with Nairobi as its capital.

hang2 pou2 sok3 jan1

Dirk Kempthorne, US Senator from Idaho.

To cram; to study intensively, or read a difficult book slowly and with effort.

hang2 taap3 gei1

Kentucky, a state in the United States.

Woven bamboo mat.

To agree, give consent, or grant approval.

To pull tight, stop, or hold with tension.

To spread out, extend, or open up.

To walk; to move forward using one's legs.

To weigh or estimate volume or value; originally the bar of a weighing scale.

hang4 baak3 lei5 ze2 bun3 gau2 sap6

行百里者半九十

A task is not done until it is completely finished; the final stage of any undertaking is the most difficult.

Andante; a moderately slow tempo in music.

hang4 bat1 cung4 ging3

行不從徑行不从径

To look for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study; to not follow the proper, straight path.

hang4 bat1 gang1 ming4 ，zo6 bat1 goi2 sing3

行不更名，坐不改姓

To be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions, living with honesty and integrity without hiding who one is.

hang4 bat1 goi2 sing3 ，zo6 bat1 goi2 ming4

行不改姓，坐不改名

An honest person does not hide their name or identity under any circumstances.

hang4 bat1 gu3 jin4

行不顧言行不顾言

To say one thing and do another; one's actions do not match one's words.

hang4 bat1 jau4 ging3

行不由徑行不由径

Upright and honest; not taking shortcuts or cheating.

Traveling wave tube, a specialized vacuum tube used in electronics to amplify radio frequency signals.

Fixed assets; property such as real estate or land owned by an individual or family.