Cantonese words starting with H
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吃得消
hek3 dak1 siu1to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)
吃得住
hek3 dak1 zyu6to be able to bear
吃豆人
hek3 dau2 jan4Pac-Man (computer game)
吃豆腐
hek3 dau6 fu6to take liberties with (a woman); to sexually harass
吃掉
hek3 diu6to eat up
吃刀
hek3 dou1penetration of a cutting tool
吃到飽吃到饱
hek3 dou3 baau2(Tw) all-you-can-eat (food)
吃東西吃东西
hek3 dung1 sai1to eat something; to have a meal [written and colloquial]
吃飯吃饭
hek3 faan6to have a meal; to make a living
喫飯吃饭
hek3 faan6eat rice, have meals
吃法
hek3 faat3way of eating; how a dish is prepared
吃貨吃货
hek3 fo3chowhound; a good-for-nothing
吃苦
hek3 fu2to bear hardships
吃苦耐勞吃苦耐劳
hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
吃苦頭吃苦头
hek3 fu2 tau4to suffer; to pay dearly
吃緊吃紧
hek3 gan2in short supply; tense; hard-pressed
吃驚吃惊
hek3 ging1to be startled; to be amazed
吃角子老虎
hek3 gok3 zi2 lou5 fu2slot machine
吃乾飯吃干饭
hek3 gon1 faan6(coll.) to be incompetent; good-for-nothing
吃官司
hek3 gun1 si1to face legal action; to get sued
吃館子吃馆子
hek3 gun2 zi2to eat out
吃光
hek3 gwong1to finish eating [written]
吃閒飯吃闲饭
hek3 haan4 faan6to lead an idle life; to be a loafer
吃口吃舌
hek3 hau2 hek3 sit6speaking not fluently; a speech disorder; stuttering
吃後悔藥吃后悔药
hek3 hau6 fui3 joek6(fig.) to regret (doing sth)
吃香
hek3 hoeng1(noun) In high demand
吃香喝辣
hek3 hoeng1 hot3 laat6lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
吃喝
hek3 hot3to eat and drink
吃喝拉撒睡
hek3 hot3 laai1 saat3 seoi6to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep
吃喝嫖賭吃喝嫖赌
hek3 hot3 piu4 dou2lit. to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom)
吃喝玩樂吃喝玩乐
hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
吃空餉吃空饷
hek3 hung1 hoeng2to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only
吃空額吃空额
hek3 hung1 ngaak6to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only
吃熊心豹子膽吃熊心豹子胆
hek3 hung4 sam1 paau3 zi2 daam2to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
吃人
hek3 jan4exploitative
吃人不吐骨頭吃人不吐骨头
hek3 jan4 bat1 tou3 gwat1 tau4ruthless
吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
hek3 jan4 gaa1 dik1 zeoi2 jyun5, naa4 jan4 gaa1 dik1 sau2 dyun2lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
吃一塹，長一智吃一堑，长一智
hek3 jat1 cim3 ，zoeng2 jat1 zi3Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
吃油
hek3 jau4(of food) to absorb oil
吃煙吃烟
hek3 jin1to smoke
吃藥吃药
hek3 joek6to take medicine
吃完
hek3 jyun4to finish eating
吃軟不吃硬吃软不吃硬
hek3 jyun5 bat1 hek3 ngaang6lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)
吃軟飯吃软饭
hek3 jyun5 faan6to live off a woman
吃虧吃亏
hek3 kwai1to suffer losses; to lose out; to be at a disadvantage
吃虧上當吃亏上当
hek3 kwai1 soeng5 dong3to be taken advantage of
吃裡扒外吃里扒外
hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6one who betrays or turned against one's benefactor
吃裡爬外吃里爬外
hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6variant of 吃裡扒外|吃里扒外[chi1 li3 pa2 wai4]
吃力
hek3 lik6to entail strenuous effort; strenuous; strain
吃力不討好吃力不讨好
hek3 lik6 bat1 tou2 hou2arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
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