Cantonese words starting with H

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Scarlet fever; diphtheria.

侯斯頓侯斯顿

Houston; a major city in Texas, United States.

Mouthpiece; a spokesperson who speaks on behalf of an organization, usually with a negative connotation.

Larynx or throat.

猴頭菇猴头菇

Lion's mane mushroom (Hericium erinaceus); monkey head mushroom.

Throat lozenge; candy used to soothe a sore or uncomfortable throat.

Adam's apple; the prominent cartilage at the front of the human neck.

The Monkey King, Sun Wukong, a legendary character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West.

Nozzle; mouthpiece; a pipe connection or nozzle-like attachment.

hau4 zi2 tau1 tou4

To sneak attack someone's groin, especially to grab a man's scrotum.

Marquess; the second level of nobility in ancient China or European systems.

To long for something, or to keep an eye on something that one desires.

Thick; having a large distance between the top and bottom surfaces of a flat object.

Thickness; the degree of being thick or thin.

Generous reward.

hau5 ci2 bok6 bei2

To treat people unfairly or with partiality; to favor one over another.

Thick, heavy, or massive; can also mean generous, or profound and dignified.

hau5 daap6 daap6

厚疊疊厚叠叠

Thick and heavy; too bulky.

hau5 dai2 haai4

hau5 dak1 zoi3 mat6

厚德載物厚德载物

To have great virtue and tolerate or carry all things, like the earth itself.

Thick and bulky.

To treat someone generously or with great kindness.

Thickness; the measurement of the distance between the top and bottom surfaces of a flat object.

Kind, sincere, and generous; big-hearted and tolerant.

hau5 gu2 bok6 gam1

To revere the past and neglect the present.

Great kindness; a very kind thought or generous intention.

Deep, generous, or close friendship.

hau5 joeng5 bok6 zong3

厚養薄葬厚养薄葬

To provide generous care for one's parents while they are alive, but hold a simple, thrifty funeral when they pass.

A generous, valuable, and abundant gift.

A thick sweater

厚臉皮厚脸皮

Thick-skinned, brazen, or impudent.

Thick-skinned, brazen, or shameless; not caring about embarrassment or what others think.

Great expectations; high hopes.

Thick-skinned; brazen; cheeky; shameless.

hau5 ngaan4 mou4 ci2

厚顏無恥厚颜无耻

Shameless; brazen; cheeky; audacious.

Magnolia bark, the medicinal bark obtained from Magnolia officinalis.

Thick, heavy, or substantial in texture or material.

hau5 sang1 lou4 dung6 saang2

厚生勞動省厚生劳动省

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan).

hau5 sang1 saang2

The Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan, which was replaced in 2001 by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

hau5 sang1 soeng3

The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, or a similar minister of health in other countries.

Thick, solid, and sturdy.

hau5 sei2 bok6 sang1

To treat the dead with great generosity while neglecting the living.

hau5 zeoi2 doek3 faa1 niu5

厚嘴啄花鳥厚嘴啄花鸟

Thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile).

hau5 zeoi2 luk6 kau1

厚嘴綠鳩厚嘴绿鸠

Thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra).

hau5 zeoi2 wai5 ang1

厚嘴葦鶯厚嘴苇莺

Thick-billed warbler (Arundinax aedon).

hau5 zik1 bok6 faat3

厚積薄發厚积薄发

To accumulate a vast store of knowledge or preparation and release it gradually or with great effect.

To wait or await.