Cantonese words starting with H

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后缘
hau6 jyun4trailing edge (of airplane wing)
后勤
hau6 kan4logistics
后勤部
hau6 kan4 bou6Logistics Department
后勤学
hau6 kan4 hok6military logistics
后期
hau6 kei4late stage
hau6 kyut3waiting for a vacancy
后栏
hau6 laan1anus [colloquial]
后嚟
hau6 lai4later on (spoken)
后轮
hau6 leon4rear wheel
后梁
hau6 loeng4Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923)
后凉
hau6 loeng4Later Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (386-403)
后来
hau6 loi4afterwards; later
后来居上
hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5(idiom) see 後來者居上|后来者居上[hou4 lai2 zhe3 ju1 shang4]
后浪
hau6 long6the new rising generation [colloquial]
后浪推前浪
hau6 long6 teoi1 cin4 long6existing generation will be replaced by the new generation
后路
hau6 lou6escape route; communication lines to the rear; room for maneuver
后龙
hau6 lung4Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
后龙镇
hau6 lung4 zan3Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
后妈
hau6 maa1(coll.) stepmother
后晚
hau6 maan5noun; the night after tomorrow night, or two nights from tonight.
后尾
hau6 mei1behind; at the end (spatially)
后尾枕
hau6 mei5 zam2occiput (back of the head)
后味
hau6 mei6aftertaste
后面
hau6 min6the back; the rear; the last bit; later; afterwards
hau6 ming6Stand by; On-call
后母
hau6 mou5stepmother
后门
hau6 mun2back door; back gate; anus
羿
hau6 ngai6Houyi, mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e
后魏
hau6 ngai6Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
后钩
hau6 ngau1(dialect) unfinished business
后钩儿
hau6 ngau1 ji4erhua variant of 後鉤|后钩[hou4 gou1]
后年
hau6 nin4the year after next
候鸟
hau6 niu5migratory bird
后娘
hau6 noeng4stepmother (coll.)
后脑
hau6 nou5hindbrain
后脑勺
hau6 nou5 zoek3back of the head
后怕
hau6 paa3lingering fear; post-traumatic stress
后排
hau6 paai4the back row (in a theater etc); the rear seats (in a vehicle)
后生
hau6 saang1(noun) junior
后生可畏
hau6 saang1 ho2 wai3the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)
后生女
hau6 saang1 neoi2(noun) a young lady; a young girl
后生细仔
hau6 saang1 sai3 zai2youngsters
后生仔
hau6 saang1 zai2(noun) a young guy; a young boy; a youngster
后生仔女
hau6 saang1 zai2 neoi5young boys and girls, teenagers
西后西游记
hau6 sai1 jau4 gei3one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
后世
hau6 sai3later generations
后心
hau6 sam1middle of the back
候审
hau6 sam2awaiting trial
后生动物
hau6 sang1 dung6 mat6metazoa
后手
hau6 sau2Future generations

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