Cantonese words starting with H

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虚伪类真
heoi1 ngai6 leoi6 zan1false but apparently real
虚飘飘
heoi1 piu1 piu1light and airy
虚心
heoi1 sam1open-minded
虚心好学
heoi1 sam1 hou3 hok6modest and studious (idiom)
使使虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后
heoi1 sam1 si2 jan4 zeon3 bou6 ,giu1 ngou6 si2 jan4 lok6 hau6modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)
虚实
heoi1 sat6what is true and what is false
嘘声
heoi1 seng1hissing sound
虚岁
heoi1 seoi3one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday.
虚线
heoi1 sin3dotted line; (math.) imaginary line
虚星
heoi1 sing1imaginary star (in astrology)
虚数
heoi1 sou3imaginary number
虚损
heoi1 syun2(TCM) consumptive disease, chronic deficiency disorder due to impaired function of inner organs, deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang
虚头
heoi1 tau4to play tricks
虚脱
heoi1 tyut3to collapse (from dehydration or loss of blood)
虚怀若谷
heoi1 waai4 joek6 guk1receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded
虚幻
heoi1 waan6imaginary
虚位以待
heoi1 wai6 ji5 doi6to reserve a seat
虚荣
heoi1 wing4vanity
虚荣心
heoi1 wing4 sam1vanity
虚腕
heoi1 wun2empty wrist (method of painting)
虚诈
heoi1 zaa3tricky and hypocritical
虚席以待
heoi1 zik6 ji5 doi6to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)
虚张声势
heoi1 zoeng1 sing1 sai3(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength
虚像
heoi1 zoeng6virtual image
heoi2an alternative form for 煦, kind ; gracious
heoi2cry of pain from illness
heoi2Quercus serrata; very much alive
heoi2part of a placename
heoi2balmy; cozy; to radiate warmth; kind; genial
heoi2(noun) 1. Chinese surname; 2. Approval (adverb) 1. Perhaps; 2. Maybe; 3. Very (adjective) Little
heoi2to brag; lovely
许亲
heoi2 can1to accept a marriage proposal
许昌
heoi2 coeng1see 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 Shi4]
许昌市
heoi2 coeng1 si5Xuchang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]
许地山
heoi2 dei6 saan1Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist
许多
heoi2 do1many; much
许婚
heoi2 fan1to become engaged
许嫁
heoi2 gaa3allowed to marry
许久
heoi2 gau2for a long time
许冠杰
heoi2 gun1 git6Sam Hui Koon Kit, name of a Hong Kong singer
许冠英
heoi2 gun1 jing1Ricky Hui Koon-Ying, name of a Hong Kong actor
许冠文
heoi2 gun3 man4Michael Hui Koon Man, a famous Hong Kong actor, comedian, director and scriptwriter
许下
heoi2 haa6to make a promise
许下愿心
heoi2 haa6 jyun6 sam1to express a wish (to a deity)
heoi2 heoi2vivid
heoi2 heoi2kind; benevolent; balmy
heoi2 heoi2 jyu4 sang1vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life
栩栩生辉
heoi2 heoi2 sang1 fai1resplendent
许可
heoi2 ho2to allow
许可协议
heoi2 ho2 hip3 ji5licensing agreement (for intellectual property)

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