Cantonese words starting with H

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Red wine, brewed from purple or black grape varieties.

Majestic appearance; a heroic or magnificent posture.

Women's makeup or cosmetics.

Red or colorful feminine attire; a woman in beautiful clothing.

Robust, powerful, and majestic, full of strength and spirit.

Red jujube; Chinese date.

Red and swollen, typically of body tissue as a reaction to injury or inflammation.

Mercury; a toxic metallic chemical element with atomic number 80 and symbol Hg that is liquid at standard temperature and pressure.

To cause a sensation, stir up a crowd, or attract a great deal of public attention.

To cheat, hoax, or deceive someone by acting friendly or coaxing them.

To roar with laughter; for a group of people to burst out laughing together.

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哄抬物價哄抬物价

To artificially inflate or drive up prices, especially through speculation or monopolistic behavior.

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To burst into laughter together; the whole room laughing out loud.

To make a racket, shout, or speak loudly.

A circle, ring, or loop.

Graceful; clever.

An ancient type of crossbow.

Genial and warm; cozy.

An alternative form of the character 諼, meaning untrue or deceitful.

To wash; to apply ink or watercolor to a painting to create a graduated effect.

A Chinese surname, transliterated as Xuan in Mandarin or Huen in Cantonese.

Daylily; a character used in personal names.

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喧賓奪主喧宾夺主

To allow a minor or secondary element to overshadow the primary one; a guest usurps the host's role.

To speak very loudly or make a racket.

To be noisy, chaotic, or make a racket.

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Outsider; someone who is not part of a particular group, trade, or industry, especially the entertainment circle.

Trap or snare; a setup designed to trick or harm someone.

To make noise, clamor, or talk so loudly that it disturbs others.

Social circle; a group of people with common interests, views, or other shared traits.

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An insider; someone within a particular industry or social circle, especially the entertainment business.

The Kangxi radical 94 representing 'dog'.

Canine tooth; one of the four pointed teeth next to the incisors used for tearing food.

Cynical; feeling disappointed with reality and thus taking a passive, non-resistant attitude.

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犬牙交錯犬牙交错

Interlocking like dog's teeth; intricate and complicated.

My son; a self-deprecating way to refer to one's own son.

To advise, urge, or persuade; to comfort and alleviate someone's negative feelings.

A wooden shoe last, or a bamboo or twig fence.

Adorned, gorgeous, or variegated.

To be bound together; to be deeply attached or solicitous.

To advise, exhort, or guide someone to do the right thing, typically from a position of higher status.

To successfully persuade or convince someone to give up their opposition.

To mediate a dispute or soothe negative emotions through communication.

To admonish, exhort, or warn someone against wrongdoing.

To persuade others to stop fighting.

Advice or exhortation given with good intentions.

To advise, persuade, or dissuade someone by talking to them.

Splendid, gorgeous, or dazzlingly bright.

Gorgeous, magnificent, and splendid.