Cantonese words starting with H
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吃了定心丸
hek3 liu5 ding6 sam1 jyun2to feel reassured
吃螺絲吃螺丝
hek3 lo4 si1(of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw)
吃糧不管事吃粮不管事
hek3 loeng4 bat1 gun2 si6to eat without working (idiom)
吃牢飯吃牢饭
hek3 lou4 faan6(coll.) to serve time in prison; (Tw) (sarcastic) to live off the prison system (getting free meals)
吃老本
hek3 lou5 bun2live off one's past success
吃味
hek3 mei6to be jealous
吃拿卡要
hek3 naa4 kaat1 jiu3dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes
吃奶
hek3 naai5to suck the breast (for milk)
吃奶的氣力吃奶的气力
hek3 naai5 dik1 hei3 lik6utmost effort
吃奶的力氣吃奶的力气
hek3 naai5 dik1 lik6 hei3all one's strength
吃奶之力
hek3 naai5 zi1 lik6all one's strength
吃水
hek3 seoi2drinking water; to absorb water
吃水不忘掘井人
hek3 seoi2 bat1 mong4 gwat6 zeng2 jan4Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
吃水不忘挖井人
hek3 seoi2 bat1 mong4 waat3 zeng2 jan4see 吃水不忘掘井人[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2]
吃水線吃水线
hek3 seoi2 sin3draft marks
吃食
hek3 sik6to eat (of bird or animal)
吃相
hek3 soeng3table manners
吃素
hek3 sou3to be a vegetarian
吃壞吃坏
hek3 waai6to upset (one's stomach) by eating bad food or overeating
吃皇糧吃皇粮
hek3 wong4 loeng4lit. to eat from government coffers; to live off government money
吃齋吃斋
hek3 zaai1to abstain from eating meat
吃著碗裡，瞧著鍋裡吃着碗里，瞧着锅里
hek3 zoek6 wun2 leoi5 ，ciu4 zoek6 wo1 leoi5see 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡|吃着碗里，看着锅里[chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3]
吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡吃着碗里，看着锅里
hek3 zoek6 wun2 leoi5 ，hon3 zoek6 wo1 leoi5lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom); (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
輕秤轻秤
heng1 cing3low density
輕度轻度
heng1 dou6mild (symptoms etc)
輕寥寥轻寥寥
heng1 liu1 liu1light; imponderable
輕飄轻飘
heng1 piu1feeling light, relaxed; light; frivolous; buoyant
輕飄飄轻飘飘
heng1 piu1 piu1light as a feather
吁
heoi1sh; ah!
噓嘘
heoi1to exhale slowly; to heat; to blow out; to praise; to extend one's greetings
圩
heoi13墟, high mould; wasteland
墟
heoi1ruins; variant of 圩xū [圩]; wasteland
歔
heoi1to snort
盱
heoi1anxious; big; to gaze in astonishment; to expand; part of a name of a place
虛虚
heoi1(adjective) Unreal
迂
heoi1literal-minded; doctrinaire; circuitous; dogmatic; roundabout; tortuous
墟巴嘈閉墟巴嘈闭
heoi1 baa1 cou4 bai3adj.; noisy, very noisy
虛報虚报
heoi1 bou3to misreport
虛詞虚词
heoi1 ci4(linguistics) function word
虛情假意虚情假意
heoi1 cing4 gaa3 ji3false friendship; hypocritical show of affection
虛設虚设
heoi1 cit3Something that is nominal and exist in name only; something that is there to act as a dummy only
墟場墟场
heoi1 coeng4market place
虛底虚底
heoi1 dai2fake backup; in poor health
虛電路虚电路
heoi1 din6 lou6virtual circuit
㗾哆
heoi1 do1(adjective) a term used to describe something that is 'trumpet shaped'
虛度虚度
heoi1 dou6to fritter away (one's time)
虛度光陰虚度光阴
heoi1 dou6 gwong1 jam1to waste time on worthless activities
虛發虚发
heoi1 faat3to miss the target (with a bullet or an arrow)
虛浮虚浮
heoi1 fau4emptied; lack of sunstance
虛火虚火
heoi1 fo2excess of internal heat due to poor general condition (TCM)
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