Cantonese words starting with H

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To be able to endure, bear, or stand physical exertion, stress, or fatigue.

To be able to bear, withstand, or cope with.

Pac-Man (computer game)

To take liberties with someone, usually a woman, or to sexually harass them.

To eat up, consume, or devour.

Penetration of a cutting tool.

hek3 dou3 baau2

吃到飽吃到饱

All-you-can-eat buffet or meal.

hek3 dung1 sai1

吃東西吃东西

To eat something or to have a meal.

To eat a meal; to have lunch or dinner.

To eat a meal or to have dinner.

Way of eating, preparing, or serving a dish.

A foodie or chowhound; also a good-for-nothing person who does nothing but eat.

To endure hardships; to suffer from a difficult situation over a period of time.

hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4

吃苦耐勞吃苦耐劳

Hardworking and enduring hardships.

吃苦頭吃苦头

To suffer; to meet with hardships or difficulties; to pay dearly.

Tense, critical, or in short supply.

To be shocked, startled, or surprised.

hek3 gok3 zi2 lou5 fu2

吃角子老虎

hek3 gon1 faan6

吃乾飯吃干饭

Incompetent or good for nothing; eating without contributing.

To face legal action, get sued, or be prosecuted.

吃館子吃馆子

To eat out; to dine at a restaurant.

To finish eating; to eat everything up.

hek3 haan4 faan6

吃閒飯吃闲饭

To lead an idle life, or to be a loafer who depends on others for a living.

hek3 hau2 hek3 sit6

To stutter, stammer, or speak hesitantly and with difficulty.

hek3 hau6 fui3 joek6

吃後悔藥吃后悔药

To regret one's past actions or decisions.

To be at an advantage, highly sought-after, or popular.

hek3 hoeng1 hot3 laat6

To live in clover; to enjoy a comfortable, luxurious, and well-off life with fine food and drink.

To eat and drink.

hek3 hot3 laai1 saat3 seoi6

吃喝拉撒睡

To eat, drink, defecate, urinate, and sleep; the basic physiological needs and daily activities of life.

hek3 hot3 piu4 dou2

吃喝嫖賭吃喝嫖赌

To lead a fast and dissolute life, indulging in wining, dining, whoring, and gambling.

hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6

吃喝玩樂吃喝玩乐

To indulge in eating, drinking, and having fun; to seek pleasure and enjoy life.

hek3 hung1 hoeng2

吃空餉吃空饷

To embezzle by adding fictitious or non-working employees to the payroll.

hek3 hung1 ngaak6

吃空額吃空额

To embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only.

hek3 hung4 sam1 paau3 zi2 daam2

吃熊心豹子膽吃熊心豹子胆

To pluck up courage; to be extremely bold, daring, or reckless.

Exploitative; oppressive and cruel.

hek3 jan4 bat1 tou3 gwat1 tau4

吃人不吐骨頭吃人不吐骨头

Ruthless, brutal, or extremely exploitative.

hek3 jan4 gaa1 dik1 zeoi2 jyun5, naa4 jan4 gaa1 dik1 sau2 dyun2

吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短

To feel indebted and obliged to those who have given you favors, making you unable to speak out or act against them.

hek3 jat1 cim3 ，zoeng2 jat1 zi3

吃一塹，長一智吃一堑，长一智

To learn from one's mistakes; to grow wiser by experiencing a setback.

To absorb oil, typically of food being cooked.

To smoke cigarettes

To take medicine.

To finish eating.

hek3 jyun5 bat1 hek3 ngaang6

吃軟不吃硬吃软不吃硬

To respond to gentle persuasion but resist coercion; to be swayed by soft words but not by force.

hek3 jyun5 faan6

吃軟飯吃软饭

To live off a woman; to be a kept man.

To suffer a loss, be at a disadvantage, or get the worst of a situation.

hek3 kwai1 soeng5 dong3

吃虧上當吃亏上当

To be taken advantage of, cheated, or swindled.

hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6

吃裡扒外吃里扒外

To betray or turn against one's own benefactor; to bite the hand that feeds.

hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6

吃裡爬外吃里爬外

To feed on one's own people while helping outsiders; to be ungrateful and betray one's colleagues or family.

Strenuous, arduous, or requiring a great deal of physical or mental effort.

hek3 lik6 bat1 tou2 hou2

吃力不討好吃力不讨好

Effortful but thankless; describing hard work that requires a lot of labor and effort but is unappreciated.