Cantonese words starting with H

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To start a project, kick off an activity, or take action.

heoi3 mou4 cyun4 zing1

去蕪存菁去芜存菁

To discard the dross and keep the essential; to weed out the chaff and retain the best parts.

heoi3 nei5 dik1

Go away; get lost; buzz off.

heoi3 ngai6 cyun4 zan1

去偽存真去伪存真

To weed out the false and retain the true; to distinguish between fake and genuine.

Last year; the year before the current year.

heoi3 nin4 dai2

Late last year; the end of last year.

To peel skin or rind; to tare a scale.

heoi3 pei4 cung5

To tare; to deduct the weight of a container to find the weight of the contents.

To go out to hang out, party, or play, especially at night.

heoi3 puk1 gaai1

Go to hell!; drop dead!; fuck off!

To pass away; to die; to leave the world.

Castration; the removal of male reproductive organs.

To pass away; to die.

To eliminate internal dampness from the body in traditional Chinese medicine.

An expression of anger or frustration, meaning "go to hell", "drop dead", or "go away".

heoi3 sei2 laa1

Go to hell; drop dead; a phrase used to express anger, frustration, or annoyance.

To drain water; to remove or discharge excess water.

The departing tone, one of the four traditional tone categories of Chinese syllables.

To go to Taiwan.

heoi3 toi4 jan4 jyun4

去臺人員去台人员

People who left mainland China for Taiwan before the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

To go out for a good time, especially to nightclubs or for evening entertainment.

heoi3 ｗｅｔ

To go clubbing, partying, or out to have fun.

To quit one's job or leave a position.

heoi3 zo2 gin3 zau1 gung1

去咗見周公去咗见周公

To fall asleep, sleep, or take a nap.

heoi4 heoi4 seng1

㗾㗾聲㗾㗾声

Sound of the wind blowing; figuratively used to describe doing things very quickly and efficiently.

To hang out, mess around, or lead a dissipated life, often in a lazy or aimless manner.

Happy, satisfied, or comfortable.

Modest and humble; keeping a low profile and not showing off one's talents.

Humble and modest; not showing off and putting oneself in a secondary position.

A humble or self-deprecating expression used to show modesty, especially in traditional etiquette.

Humble language or expressions; to modestly decline.

A humble or modest term used to refer to oneself or things related to oneself to show humility.

Polite, respectful, and modest.

Modest, kind, and generous.

Modest and humble; not arrogant or showing off one's talents.

him1 him1 gwan1 zi2

謙謙君子谦谦君子

A modest, self-disciplined gentleman.

To modestly decline out of modesty or politeness.

Humble expression; modest language used to refer to oneself.

Modest and humble; not arrogant or self-important.

Modest and sincere.

Modest, gentle, and amiable.

A pouch or cheek pouch of an animal; content or satisfied.

A breed of dog with a long snout.

Danger, peril, or risk; the possibility of being harmed.

Dangerous situation, peril, or state of emergency.

A perilous peak; a steep and treacherous mountain summit.

Dangerous situation or environment; a state of danger where harm is likely.

him2 gwo3 tai3 tau4

險過剃頭險过剃头

Extremely dangerous; a close call or narrow escape.

Strategic and hard to access, typically describing terrain with high military or defensive value.