Cantonese words starting with H

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hei2to rise; to get up; to start; to launch; to draft; to get (from a depot or counter); (before place or time) starting from; classifier for groups: batch, group; to go up; to take place

hei2 aa3Kia (Motors)

hei2 baau3to explode; to detonate

hei2 bat1how couldn't...?

hei2 bat1 zi6 gam3unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

喜不自勝喜不自胜

hei2 bat1 zi6 sing3unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

hei2 beng2double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man to his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement

hei2 beng6the onset of an illness

hei2 bok3to hoist something over one's shoulder

hei2 bok3 hei3artificial pacemaker

hei2 bou3announcement of joyful news

hei2 bou6to set out; the start (of some activity)

hei2 ce1wedding car

hei2 ceot1 mong6 ngoi6to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)

hei2 ci2to originate

hei2 ci4magnetization

hei2 cin4tip given on a happy occasion (traditional)

hei2 cing4to set out

hei2 co1originally; at first; at the outset

hei2 coi3to start serving dishes (in a Chinese-style restaurant)

hei2 cong4to get out of bed; to get up

hei2 cong4to get up from bed

起床號起床号

hei2 cong4 hou6reveille

hei2 cou2to make a draft

喜衝衝喜冲冲

hei2 cung1 cung1to beam with joy

喜從天降喜从天降

hei2 cung4 tin1 gong3joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news

起重機起重机

hei2 cung5 gei1crane

起重葫蘆起重葫芦

hei2 cung5 wu4 lou4hoist pulley

hei2 daai6 pou2 ban1(of news etc) so thrilling that everyone is rejoicing and spreading the word (Internet slang)

hei2 daan2red-painted eggs, traditional celebratory gift on third day after birth of new baby

hei2 daan6not only

hei2 dai2to investigate someone's background and make them public

hei2 dak1see 喜德縣|喜德县[Xi3 de2 Xian4]

喜德縣喜德县

hei2 dak1 jyun6Xide, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan

hei2 deng1to calculate and add the compound interest on to a loan, especially those practised by loan sharks; to pull out nails; to remove the spikes on a pineapple

起釘器起钉器

hei2 deng1 hei3staple remover

hei2 dim2origin

起點線起点线

hei2 dim2 sin3starting line

起電機起电机

hei2 din6 gei1electrostatic generator

hei2 dung6to start up (a motor)

起動鈕起动钮

hei2 dung6 nau2starter button

hei2 faai3bon appétit (spoken)

hei2 fei1wouldn't it be ... ?

hei2 fei1(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off

起飛腳起飞脚

hei2 fei1 goek3sudden tantrum or attack (spoken)

起飛彈射起飞弹射

hei2 fei1 taan4 se6takeoff catapult (on aircraft carrier)

hei2 fo2to catch fire; to get angry

hei2 fo3to practice divination

hei2 fo3completion of task (manufacturing, building, designing etc.)

hei2 fuk6to move up and down; ups and downs

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