Cantonese words starting with H

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hip3 sau1crop failure
怯声怯气
hip3 sing1 hip3 hei3to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom)
协商
hip3 soeng1to consult with; agreement
协商会议
hip3 soeng1 wui6 ji5consultative conference (political venue during early communist rule); deliberative assembly
怯头怯脑
hip3 tau4 hip3 nou5nervous, scared, stiff and cowardice
調协调
hip3 tiu4to coordinate; to fit together; harmonious
調协调人
hip3 tiu4 jan4coordinator
調协调员
hip3 tiu4 jyun4coordinator
調协调世界时
hip3 tiu4 sai3 gaai3 si4Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
协同
hip3 tung4to cooperate; coordinated; collaboration
协同作用
hip3 tung4 zok3 jung6synergy
协韵
hip3 wan5to rhyme
协和
hip3 wo4to harmonize; cooperation
协和飞机
hip3 wo4 fei1 gei1Concorde, supersonic passenger airliner
协和式客机
hip3 wo4 sik1 haak3 gei1Concorde, supersonic passenger airliner
协会
hip3 wui2an association; CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1]
协奏
hip3 zau3to perform (a concerto)
协奏曲
hip3 zau3 kuk1concerto
hip3 zi2person with country accent; country bumpkin
协助
hip3 zo6to provide assistance; to aid
协作
hip3 zok3cooperation
hip6harmonious
hip6(adjective) Tight or cramped
挟持
hip6 ci4to hold hostage
挟怨
hip6 jyun3to hold a grudge
挟细拿粗
hip6 sai3 naa4 cou1to provoke
挟天子以令天下
hip6 tin1 zi2 ji5 ling6 tin1 haa6(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
挟天子以令诸侯
hip6 tin1 zi2 ji5 ling6 zyu1 hau4(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
叶韵
hip6 wan5to rhyme
hit3knock off
hit3patterned silk
hit3 coi3(dialect) to stop functioning
歇顶
hit3 deng2to be balding
蝎虎座
hit3 fu2 zo6Lacerta (constellation)
歇脚
hit3 goek3to stop on the way for a rest
歇后语
hit3 hau6 jyu5anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part)
歇气
hit3 hei3to have a break
歇歇脚
hit3 hit3 goek3to take a rest; to rest one's feet; to rest for a while [written and colloquial]
歇业
hit3 jip6to close down (temporarily or permanently)
歇马
hit3 maa5to rest; to rest one's horse
hit3 sam1to drop the matter
hit3 sau2to rest
hit3 si1 dai2 lei5hysteria (loanword)
hit3 sik1to have a rest; to go to bed
宿
hit3 suk1to lodge
hit3 syu2Summer holiday; resting over the Summer
hit3 wong4large warship
蝎子
hit3 zi2scorpion
hiu1by mere luck
hiu1clamor; aggressive; to treat with contempt

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