Cantonese words starting with H
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喜劇喜剧
hei2 kek6a comedy
喜群飛喜群飞
hei2 kwan4 fei1(ornithology) gregarious
起立
hei2 laap6to stand
起嚟
hei2 lai4when (spoken)
起樓起楼
hei2 lau2to build a house [colloquial]
喜力
hei2 lik6Heineken (Dutch brewing company)
喜靈洲喜灵洲
hei2 ling4 zau1Hei Ling Chau, an island in Hong Kong
豈料岂料
hei2 liu6unexpectedly
起來起来
hei2 loi4to rise; arise
喜來登喜来登
hei2 loi4 dang1Sheraton (hotel chain)
喜樂喜乐
hei2 lok6joy
起落
hei2 lok6to rise and fall; ups and downs
起落場起落场
hei2 lok6 coeng4airfield
起落架
hei2 lok6 gaa2(aviation) landing gear; undercarriage
起落裝置起落装置
hei2 lok6 zong1 zi3aircraft takeoff and landing gear
起爐起炉
hei2 lou4to light a fire; to make a fire; to light up; to fire up
喜聯喜联
hei2 lyun2wedding couplets
起碼起码
hei2 maa5at the minimum; at the very least
喜馬拉雅喜马拉雅
hei2 maa5 laai1 ngaa5the Himalayas
喜馬拉雅山喜马拉雅山
hei2 maa5 laai1 ngaa5 saan1Himalayas
喜馬拉雅山脈喜马拉雅山脉
hei2 maa5 laai1 ngaa5 saan1 mak6Himalayas
喜聞樂見喜闻乐见
hei2 man4 lok6 gin3to love to hear and see (idiom); to one's liking
起尾注
hei2 mei5 zyu3to set a trap and await the right opportunity to strip someone of all they have in one go; to enjoy the fruits of somebody else's labour
起名
hei2 meng2to name; to take a name
起名兒起名儿
hei2 meng2 ji4erhua variant of 起名[qi3 ming2]
起毛
hei2 mou4fluff; to feel nervous
起錨起锚
hei2 naau4to weigh anchor
豈能岂能
hei2 nang4how can
起五更
hei2 ng5 gaang1to get up in the early hours of the morning when it is nearly dawn.
起眼
hei2 ngaan5(adjective) obvious, eye-catching; noticeable
起訖起讫
hei2 ngat6beginning and end (dates)
起迄
hei2 ngat6start and end (dates)
喜娘
hei2 noeng4matron of honor (old)
喜怒無常喜怒无常
hei2 nou6 mou4 soeng4temperamental
喜怒哀樂喜怒哀乐
hei2 nou6 oi1 lok6lit. happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom)
喜愛喜爱
hei2 oi3to like; to be fond of
喜帕
hei2 paak3bridal veil (covering the face)
起泡
hei2 paau1to bubble; to blister; sparkling (wine etc)
起跑
hei2 paau2to start running
起跑線起跑线
hei2 paau2 sin3the starting line (of a race)
起皮
hei2 pei4(of skin) to peel
起𦢊
hei2 pok1blister
起撲起扑
hei2 pok3chip shot (golf)
起撲桿起扑杆
hei2 pok3 gon1chipper (golf)
起泡沫
hei2 pou5 mut6to emit bubbles; to foam (with rage)
起晒馬起晒马
hei2 saai3 maa5to gather one's forces ready for a fight [colloquial]
喜山白眉朱雀
hei2 saan1 baak6 mei4 zyu1 zoek3(bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)
喜山點翅朱雀喜山点翅朱雀
hei2 saan1 dim2 ci3 zyu1 zoek3(bird species of China) spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus)
喜山紅眉朱雀喜山红眉朱雀
hei2 saan1 hung4 mei4 zyu1 zoek3(bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)
起勢起势
hei2 sai3to endeavour to do something
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