Cantonese words starting with H

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Trailing edge of an airplane wing.

Logistics; backup personnel and support work behind the front lines.

後勤部后勤部

Logistics department

後勤學后勤学

Military logistics; the science or study of logistics.

Late stage or late phase; the final period of a process or time.

To wait for a vacancy or opening.

Back alley, the back door of a shop, or slang for the anus.

Afterwards; later; after a certain point in time.

Later Liang dynasty of the Five Dynasties (907–923).

Later Liang, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms of China (386–403 AD).

Afterwards; later on, referring to events that occurred after a previously mentioned time.

hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5

後來居上后来居上

Latecomers overtaking those who started before them; catching up from behind to take the lead.

The rising or younger generation.

hau6 long6 teoi1 cin4 long6

後浪推前浪后浪推前浪

The new generation will inevitably replace the old.

An escape route, backup plan, or path of retreat in case of failure.

Houlung, a town in Miaoli County, Taiwan.

hau6 lung4 zan3

後龍鎮后龙镇

Houlong, a urban township in Miaoli County, Taiwan.

The night of the day after tomorrow; the night after next.

Afterwards, later, or at the end; referring to events occurring afterward or the last in a sequence.

後尾枕后尾枕

The back of the head.

Aftertaste; the taste left in the mouth after eating or drinking.

Behind, in the rear, or the back of something.

To stand by or be on call, waiting for orders or instructions.

Back door or side entrance, or figuratively, a secret and unofficial way to get things done.

Houyi, a mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e.

The Northern Wei dynasty, which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 AD.

Unfinished business; unresolved matters left over from the past.

後鉤兒后钩儿

A back hook or rear hook; a backward hook-shaped object or stroke.

The year after next.

Migratory bird; a bird that migrates according to the seasons.

The back of the head, or the hindbrain in anatomy.

hau6 nou5 zoek3

後腦勺后脑勺

The back of the head.

To feel fear in retrospect; a lingering fear after the event has passed.

The back row or the rear seats.

The younger generation or youngsters, as referred to by an older person.

hau6 saang1 ho2 wai3

後生可畏后生可畏

The young are to be regarded with respect; the younger generation will surpass their elders.

hau6 saang1 neoi2

後生女后生女

Young woman or young lady.

hau6 saang1 sai3 zai2

後生細仔后生细仔

Young person; youngster, emphasizing their youth and lack of experience.

hau6 saang1 zai2

後生仔后生仔

Young man; a young male.

hau6 saang1 zai2 neoi5

後生仔女后生仔女

Young people; youngsters; youth, including teenagers and young adults.

hau6 sai1 jau4 gei3

後西遊記后西游记

One of three Ming dynasty sequels to the classic novel Journey to the West.

Later generations; all succeeding generations.

The middle of the back.

To await trial; to wait for a court judgement as an accused person or suspect.

hau6 sang1 dung6 mat6

後生動物后生动物

Metazoan; any multicellular animal.

Leeway, a backup plan, or a Plan B.