Cantonese words starting with H
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豈勢咁岂势咁
hei2 sai3 gam2as much as possible; as extreme as possible [colloquial]
起勢噉起势啖
hei2 sai3 gam2continuously; nonstop; to go all out to do something; vigorously
起誓
hei2 sai6to vow
起心
hei2 sam1to have a desire for something or someone
起身
hei2 san1to get up; to set forth
喜新厭舊喜新厌旧
hei2 san1 jim3 gau6lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
起首
hei2 sau2starting from (spoken)
喜壽喜寿
hei2 sau677th birthday (honorific, archaic or Japanese term)
起死回生
hei2 sei2 wui4 sang1to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
起水
hei2 seoi2oestrus sow (slang)
喜訊喜讯
hei2 seon3good news
起司
hei2 si1(Tw) (loanword) cheese
起司蛋糕
hei2 si1 daan6 gou1cheesecake
起市
hei2 si5arrogant; high-priced
喜事
hei2 si6happy occasion
起士
hei2 si6(Tw) (loanword) cheese
起士蛋糕
hei2 si6 daan6 gou1cheesecake
喜色
hei2 sik1happy expression
起色
hei2 sik1improvement; look better
起先
hei2 sin1at first; in the beginning
起承轉合起承转合
hei2 sing4 zyun3 hap6the four prescribed steps in writing an essay; can also be used as a metaphor to describe a set ; fixed ; prescribed way of doing something
起小
hei2 siu2since childhood
喜笑
hei2 siu3to laugh
喜笑顏開喜笑颜开
hei2 siu3 ngaan4 hoi1grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
起雙飛起双飞
hei2 soeng1 fei1a threesome with one man and two woman [written and colloquial]
起上嚟
hei2 soeng5 lai4(after a verb) indicating an upward movement; (after a verb or adjective) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
起訴起诉
hei2 sou3to sue; to prosecute
起訴員起诉员
hei2 sou3 jyun4prosecutor
起訴書起诉书
hei2 sou3 syu1indictment (law)
起訴者起诉者
hei2 sou3 ze2(law) plaintiff (in a civil case); prosecutor (in a criminal case)
起痰
hei2 taam4to lust after someone
起頭起头
hei2 tau4to start; beginning
喜帖
hei2 tip3wedding invitation
喜帖街
hei2 tip3 gaai1Lee Tung Street, street in Hong Kong
喜糖
hei2 tong2sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)
起屋
hei2 uk1building a house
起雲劑起云剂
hei2 wan4 zai1clouding agent
起運起运
hei2 wan6variant of 啟運|启运[qi3 yun4]
起鑊起镬
hei2 wok6food is cooked, and ready for serving
喜惡喜恶
hei2 wu3likes and dislikes
起踭
hei2 zaang1to elbow someone
起褶
hei2 zaap6frilling; wrinkled; ruck up; to crease
喜則氣緩喜则气缓
hei2 zak1 hei3 wun6joy depresses one's qi vital breath
喜酒
hei2 zau2wedding feast
起皺紋起皱纹
hei2 zau3 man4to shrivel
喜孜孜
hei2 zi1 zi1pleased; happy
喜滋滋
hei2 zi1 zi1pleased
喜子
hei2 zi2variant of 蟢子[xi3 zi5]
蟢子
hei2 zi2long-jawed orb weaver; long-jawed spider (family Tetragnathidae)
豈止岂止
hei2 zi2not only; far from; more than
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