Cantonese words starting with H

3,645 entries

To be taken aback, aghast, or stunned and frozen by a sudden, unexpected event.

To deter; to discourage or prevent someone from taking action through fear or doubt.

Pie, tart, or pastry with filling.

To cry, weep, or shed tears, usually caused by negative emotions.

Crybaby; a person who cries easily and frequently.

haam3 daa2 haam3 saat3

喊打喊殺喊打喊杀

To yell at someone aggressively or threateningly; to cry out for blood.

haam3 daam6 hau2

喊噉口喊啖口

To look sad or on the verge of crying.

haam3 dou1 mou4 wai6

喊都無謂喊都无谓

No use crying over spilled milk; there is no point in regretting or feeling sad once an outcome cannot be changed.

haam3 dou3 jat1 geoi2 geoi3

喊到一句句

To sob so hard that one can only speak in broken, halting sentences.

haam3 fu2 haam3 fat1

To cry incessantly or complain constantly about trivial matters.

To perform a Taoist ritual to call back the soul of a frightened person.

Crybaby; a person who cries easily or frequently over everything.

To resell products obtained from an auction, or to cry due to the cold.

A formal term for a letter or correspondence.

All; completely; entirely.

To contain or hold.

To hold something in the mouth.

Salty, or having sexual and pornographic content.

haam4 bat1 leon6

咸不論咸不论

An expression meaning all, or everything, thought to be the original written form of 'ham-baang-laang'.

Dirty and smelly.

haam4 ceoi3 faa1 sang1

鹹脆花生咸脆花生

Roasted salted peanuts with shells, often seasoned with five spices.

Salted or pickled vegetables, or metaphorically, wrinkled clothes or paper.

haam4 coi3 sai1 zong1

鹹菜西裝咸菜西装

A crumpled or heavily wrinkled suit.

Lecher; a lecherous or lascivious man.

Pornographic film or video tape.

Salted egg, usually a preserved duck egg with a reddish-orange yolk.

Pornographic DVD or CD.

Hardships, tough times, or arduous experiences.

haam4 fung1 nin4

咸豐年咸丰年

A very long time ago.

haam4 fung1 nin4 gam3 noi6

咸豐年咁耐咸丰年咁耐

A long, long time ago; ancient history.

Letter or correspondence.

To cover, include, or encompass.

Shrimp paste or shrimp sauce, a salty fermented condiment made from crushed shrimp.

haam4 haa1 caan3

鹹蝦燦鹹虾灿

An offensive and derogatory term for a person of mixed ancestry, especially a Eurasian.

haam4 haam2 dei2

鹹鹹地咸咸地

Slightly salty; a little salty in taste.

haam4 haam4 cau3 cau3

鹹鹹臭臭咸咸臭臭

Smell of sweat or perspiration; salty and smelly.

Meaning or implication of words or sentences.

Self-restraint, especially the cultivation of mind and body to control and conceal one's emotions.

Salt-cured pork.

haam4 juk6 zung2

鹹肉粽咸肉粽

Savoury rice dumpling; a traditional Chinese food made of glutinous rice, salted meat, and other fillings wrapped in bamboo leaves.

Salted fish, or colloquially used to refer to a corpse.

haam4 jyu2 faan1 saang1

鹹魚翻生咸鱼翻生

To make a sudden, unexpected comeback or succeed against all odds when all hope seemed lost.

haam4 jyu4 baak6 coi3

鹹魚白菜咸鱼白菜

A humble meal; a simple, inexpensive dinner, typically used as a polite, self-deprecating expression by a host.

An old slang term for the Hong Kong Dollar.

Salty or saline taste.

haam4 naan5 naan5

Extremely salty; too salty.

Keratosis pilaris; a skin condition characterized by small, rough bumps.

Erotic or pornographic movies.

Pornographic film or video; porn.

To molest, sexually harass, or indecently assault someone; to engage in sexual activity.