Cantonese words starting with H

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豈勢咁岂势咁

To the greatest extent possible; desperately, frantically, or to the extreme.

起勢噉起势啖

Continuously, vigorously, or with full force.

To take an oath, vow, or pledge solemnly to do something or to guarantee a fact.

To have a desire for something or someone, or to harbor a certain intention.

Grammatical suffix used after a verb, see also hei2 soeng5 lai4 and lok6.

hei2 san1 jim3 gau6

喜新厭舊喜新厌旧

To love the new and loathe the old, especially referring to being fickle in relationships.

To begin or start; the beginning of an event.

One's seventy-seventh birthday.

hei2 sei2 wui4 sang1

To bring back to life; to save from the brink of death, or to rescue a hopeless situation.

To be in heat or estrus, referring specifically to female livestock like pigs or cows.

Good news; tidings of joy.

hei2 si1 daan6 gou1

Arrogant or putting on airs; can also refer to being overpriced.

A happy, major occasion such as a wedding, a newborn, an elderly person's milestone birthday, or a grand opening.

hei2 si6 daan6 gou1

A happy, cheerful, or joyful expression on one's face.

An improvement or sign of recovery in a previously bad situation.

At first; at the beginning; initially.

hei2 sing4 zyun3 hap6

起承轉合起承转合

The four structural steps in writing a traditional essay, or metaphorically, a fixed or prescribed way of doing something.

Since childhood; from an early age.

To laugh or smile with joy.

hei2 siu3 ngaan4 hoi1

喜笑顏開喜笑颜开

Grinning from ear to ear; beaming with joy; a face lit up with smiles.

hei2 soeng1 fei1

起雙飛起双飞

To have a threesome; to have sexual intercourse with two other people concurrently.

hei2 soeng5 lai4

Succeeded by a verb to indicate the start of an action, usually leading to a subsequent result or judgment.

To prosecute, indict, or sue; to initiate legal proceedings against someone.

hei2 sou3 jyun4

起訴員起诉员

起訴書起诉书

Indictment; a formal written accusation initiating a criminal case.

起訴者起诉者

Prosecutor in a criminal case, or plaintiff in a civil lawsuit.

To have phlegm in one's throat, or to be sexually attracted to someone.

To get an erection.

Wedding invitation; a card inviting someone to attend a wedding ceremony.

hei2 tip3 gaai1

Lee Tung Street, a street in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, historically famous for publishing wedding invitation cards.

Wedding sweets; candies given out to guests on happy occasions, especially weddings.

To build houses.

起雲劑起云剂

Clouding agent; a food additive used to make liquids look cloudy and more natural.

To start a shipment; to begin transport of goods.

To scoop or take cooked food out of a wok or pan.

Likes and dislikes; preferences.

To elbow someone; to intentionally strike someone with one's elbow.

To wrinkle, crease, or have wrinkles (especially of clothing).

hei2 zak1 hei3 wun6

喜則氣緩喜则气缓

According to traditional Chinese medicine, extreme joy relaxes or depresses one's vital energy.

A Chinese wedding banquet or feast.

起皺紋起皱纹

To shrivel, wrinkle, or develop creases.

Extremely pleased; jubilant; joyfully happy.

Overjoyed; feeling or showing great pleasure and happiness.

Small long-legged spider traditionally seen as a sign of good luck.

Long-jawed orb weaver; a type of long-jawed spider of the family Tetragnathidae.

Not only; not limited to (used in rhetorical questions).