Cantonese words starting with H

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haam4 sap1 gu2 zai2

鹹濕故仔咸湿故仔

Pornographic, dirty, or erotic stories.

haam4 sap1 gung1

咸濕公咸湿公

Lecherous old man; pervert

haam4 sap1 gwai2

鹹濕鬼咸湿鬼

A pervert, lecherous person, or sex maniac.

haam4 sap1 lou2

A pervert or lecherous man.

haam4 sap1 lou2

鹹濕佬咸湿佬

A pervert, lecherous man, or dirty old man.

haam4 sap1 pin3

鹹濕片咸湿片

A pornographic movie.

haam4 sap1 siu3 waa2

鹹濕笑話咸湿笑话

haam4 sap1 soeng2

鹹濕相咸湿相

Pornographic photos.

haam4 sap1 zai2

鹹濕仔咸湿仔

A lecherous young man; a young pervert or dirty minded guy.

Correspondence education; a form of distance learning where materials and homework are sent by mail.

Salt water or sea water, as opposed to fresh water.

haam4 seoi2 cou2

鹹水草咸水草

Short-leaved Malacea galingale; a type of sedge grass used for weaving mats or tying food.

haam4 seoi2 daai6 ngok6

鹹水大鱷咸水大鳄

A foreign swindler or financial predator.

haam4 seoi2 fau6

鹹水埠咸水埠

An old Cantonese name for Vancouver.

haam4 seoi2 go1

鹹水歌咸水歌

Salty-water song; a type of traditional folk song sung by boat people around the Pearl River Delta.

haam4 seoi2 gok3

鹹水角咸水角

Deep-fried crescent-shaped dumpling with a savory pork and vegetable filling, made of glutinous rice flour.

haam4 seoi2 jyu2

鹹水魚咸水鱼

Saltwater fish or marine fish, as opposed to freshwater fish.

haam4 seoi2 lau4

鹹水樓咸水楼

Buildings constructed with seawater concrete, which corrodes steel rebar and compromises structural safety.

haam4 seoi2 waa6

鹹水話咸水话

A non-standard accent.

Function; a process in mathematics and computing that maps an input to a single output.

An extremely salty dish traditionally eaten by poor Cantonese families to help stretch a small amount of food to accompany rice.

Pornographic book.

Salty and sour; pickled, preserved vegetables or fruits.

haam4 syun1 coi3

鹹酸菜咸酸菜

Pickled mustard greens; specifically the salted vegetable common in the Chaoshan region.

haam4 taam5 coeng4

鹹淡場咸淡场

A business that operates in a legal grey area, often involving slightly dodgy or sexually suggestive activities.

haam4 taam5 seoi2

鹹淡水咸淡水

Brackish water, an estuary, or figuratively, a business that is marginally legal.

An official title, rank, or academic designation that serves as a symbol of status.

haam4 zin1 beng2

鹹煎餅鹹煎饼

Ham chim peng; a deep-fried, slightly sweet and salty Chinese doughnut, often seasoned with five-spice powder.

To link up, connect, or bridge to allow for a smooth transition.

haam4 zyu1 sau2

鹹豬手咸猪手

Salted pork knuckle, or a groping hand or groper associated with sexual harassment.

Threshold; the low, upright board at the bottom of a doorway.

Stuffing or filling for food, or a constituent component or part.

To frame, set someone up, or lay a trap to harm an innocent person.

To fall, sink, or be conquered and occupied by an enemy.

Frugal, thrifty, or economical.

To save money; to budget or spend less.

慳啲啦悭啲啦

An expression used to tell someone to save resources, or to stop pretending and acting up.

To save electricity; energy-saving.

haan1 din6 daam2

慳電膽悭电胆

Compact fluorescent lamp (CFL); an energy-saving light bulb.

To save or spare oneself an expected expense or effort.

haan1 faan1 daam6 hei3

慳番啖氣悭番啖气

To save one's breath; to stop talking because it is a waste of effort.

Frugal, thrifty, or economical in managing household expenses.

Frugal; thrifty; economical, saving money or resources without wasting them.

Sparing, frugal, or stingy; using minimal time, money, or resources.

Stingy, miserly, and extremely careful with giving and spending money.

haan1 seoi2 haan1 lik6

慳水慳力悭水悭力

To save effort, resources, or time; to do something in an easy or efficient way.

haan1 seoi2 jau6 haan1 lik6

慳水又慳力悭水又悭力

Describes something that is poorly produced and of low quality.

Space-saving; to save space or occupy very little room.

Epilepsy; convulsions or seizures.