Cantonese words starting with H

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hau6 seon3 hou6 dang1

後信號燈后信号灯

Car rear indicator; tail signal light.

Events that happen afterwards, or funeral arrangements and affairs.

後視鏡后视镜

Rearview mirror; wing mirror.

To evacuate casualties or personnel to the rear, especially in a military context.

hau6 sung3 ji1 jyun2

後送醫院后送医院

Evacuation hospital.

To be nominated; to stand for an election or be considered for selection.

hau6 syun2 jan4

候選人候选人

Candidate; a nominee or participant running in an election.

The back or rear portion; also refers to later on or the near future.

To move or step backward, or to retreat and draw back.

Backing, backup, or support.

Acquired; not innate; developed through effort or experience after birth.

hau6 tin1 sing3

後天性后天性

Acquired, as opposed to innate or hereditary.

Backyard or back court; also used figuratively to refer to the anus.

hau6 ting4 cong4 duk6

後庭藏毒后庭藏毒

To hide drugs in one's anus.

Backstage, or a behind-the-scenes supporter or backing force.

hau6 toi4 ngaang6 long5

後台硬朗后台硬朗

Having powerful backing; having a strong or influential supporter.

The Later Tang (923-936), one of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China.

An epilogue, or remarks made about events after they have concluded.

Future trouble; aftermath or consequences resulting from an action.

hau6 waan6 mou4 kung4

後患無窮后患无穷

To cause endless trouble or disastrous after-effects in the future.

hau6 wai4 zing3

後遺症后遗症

Sequelae; the long-term aftereffects of a disease, injury, or traumatic event.

Defender or fullback in sports; also refers to a rearguard in military contexts.

To cook; to be in charge of cooking, or a person who cooks.

hau6 wui6 jau5 kei4

後會有期后会有期

We shall meet again; see you again.

hau6 wui6 mou4 kei4

後會無期后会无期

To part ways with little to no hope of ever meeting again.

Back-up, support, or reinforcement provided behind the scenes.

Post-production; the phase of filmmaking or media creation after filming.

The back of the head or skull.

Later Zhou, one of the Five Dynasties during the period 951-960.

The latter person, object, or situation.

Suffix; an affix attached to the end of a stem.

Later Jin, one of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (936–946).

Less advanced, lagging behind, or the less experienced ones.

hau6 zeon3 sin1 ceot1

後進先出后进先出

To come late and leave first, or last in, first out (LIFO).

Hind legs of an animal.

To place after or postpose, especially in grammar.

後置詞后置词

Postposition; a word or particle placed after its object.

hau6 zi3 sau1 sik1 jyu5

後置修飾語后置修饰语

Postmodifier; a modifier that is placed after the word it describes.

Heir, descendant, or posterity.

The morning of the day after tomorrow.

hau6 ziu3 geng3

後照鏡后照镜

Rearview mirror or side-view mirror on a vehicle.

Later Zhao, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin dynasty.

The empress's throne.

Recoil of a firearm.

Backseat, rear seat, or the rear block of a building.

後坐力后坐力

Recoil of a gun or firearm; reactive force.

後座力后座力

Recoil; the backward momentum of a gun or firearm when discharged.

An undisclosed account, or the act of laying blame after an event.

To follow up; coming afterward or in succession.

An interjection representing a sigh, or the sound of sobbing.