Cantonese words starting with H

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(sport) backspin

haa6 syun4 soek3 kau4

(golf, tennis) undercut

to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip)

lower body; root and stem of plants

to go off the stage; to step down (from office etc); to get off the hook

haa6 toi4 gaai1

下臺階下台阶

to extricate oneself

Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1})

One's heart's desire;what one's wants

haa6 waak6 sin3

下劃線下划线

haa6 waak6 sin3

下畫線下画线

haa6 waan1 naa4

夏灣拿夏湾拿

Havana, capital of Cuba

the old name for the district around Wan Chai and Causeway Bay in Hong Kong

to slide down (a slope etc)

Hawaii, US state

haa6 wai1 ji4 dou2

夏威夷島夏威夷岛

haa6 wai1 ji4 fo2 saan1 gwok3 gaa1 gung1 jyun2

夏威夷火山國家公園夏威夷火山国家公园

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

haa6 wong4 ciu4

Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC

haa6 wong4 gung1

夏黃公夏黄公

Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]

last ten days of the lunar month

lower sluice gate

old place name (up to Tang), in Hengshan county 橫山縣|横山县, Yulin, Shaanxi

to be appropriate to have with alcohol

dish that goes well with alcoholic drinks; snack eaten with drinks

(noun) p.m.; afternoon; (adverb) in the afternoon

see 夏津縣|夏津县[Xia4 jin1 Xian4]

haa6 zeon1 jyun6

夏津縣夏津县

Xiajin, a county in Dezhou City 德州市[De2 zhou1 Shi4], Shandong

lower limb (from hip to toes)

Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st June-6th July

夏至點夏至点

the summer solstice

haa6 zi3 soeng6

下箭頭下箭头

down-pointing arrow

haa6 zin3 tau4 gin6

下箭頭鍵下箭头键

down arrow key (on keyboard)

dastardly; sometimes used to describe a woman who is often disloyal to her husband

haa6 zing3 man4

Justice Michael Hartmann (1944-), Hong Kong High Court judge

Dragon Boat Festival

to hand down an imperial edict

(of animals) to give birth

to take off costume and makeup

haa6 zuk6 haak3 ling6

an order to expel one

haa6 zung1 nung4

下中農下中农

Low-middle class peasant

to pour; to lay a bet

sound of sighing

high (on drugs, or as 'in high spirits') (loanword)