Cantonese words starting with H

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Yawn; the involuntary opening of the mouth with a deep inhalation when tired or lacking oxygen.

To reprimand or scold.

To berate, scold, or reprimand.

An onomatopoeia for gentle laughter or chuckling.

ho1 ho1 daai6 siu3

To laugh out loud; to burst out laughing.

To shout loudly or berate.

To make excessive, unreasonable demands or overcriticize.

To be highly demanding, fastidious, or overly strict.

A clod of earth.

Caustic; corrosive.

ho1 sing3 gaap3

苛性鉀苛性钾

Caustic potash; potassium hydroxide.

ho1 sing3 naap6

苛性鈉苛性钠

Caustic soda; sodium hydroxide.

To care for, love, and protect someone or something with devotion.

To scold, berate, or rebuke someone harshly.

To criticize harshly or severely.

Chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula), a medicinal plant native to South Asia.

可壓縮可压缩

Exactly; that's right; used to express agreement.

Exactly; indeed; that is for sure.

ho2 bat1 si6 maa1

可不是嗎可不是吗

Isn't that so? Don't you agree?

Sad, lamentable, or pathetic.

Comparable; to be able to be compared.

ho2 bei2 gaa3 gaak3

可比價格可比价格

Comparable price; constant price.

Variable; alterable; changeability.

Terrifying, horrible, or frightening.

可擦寫可擦写

Erasable; able to be wiped clean and rewritten.

可尋址可寻址

Addressable; able to be referenced or assigned an address in computing.

Affable, friendly, and easy to approach or get close to.

Desirable, advisable, or commendable; a choice that is wise or avoids problems.

ho2 ceoi2 zi1 cyu3

可取之處可取之处

Redeeming quality; positive point; merit.

Unbearable or intolerable.

Shameful or disgraceful, describing someone who should feel ashamed of their immoral actions.

ho2 ci4 faa3 tai2

可磁化體可磁化体

Magnetic medium; material capable of being magnetized.

可持續可持续

ho2 ci4 zuk6 faat3 zin2

可持續發展可持续发展

Sustainable development.

Reliable; trustworthy; dependable.

ho2 daai6 ho2 siu2

Of consequences, potentially severe or detrimental; can be a big deal or a small deal.

Codeine, an analgesic and antitussive drug.

Differentiable in calculus.

Intelligibility; the degree to which speech or text can be understood.

Movable; able to be moved.

Divisible; capable of being divided or separated into parts.

Can or cannot; whether it is possible or permitted to do something.

Coca; the plant from which cocaine is derived.

Commendable, laudable, or worthy of praise.

Soluble; capable of being solved or explained.

ho2 gaang1 dei6

Hence it can be seen that; it is obvious that.

可見度可见度

Visibility; the degree or distance of clarity for seeing.

ho2 gin3 gwong1

可見光可见光

Visible light; electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye.