Cantonese words starting with H

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Astonishing, shocking, or frightening.

Respectable, esteemed, or worthy of respect due to one's qualities or achievements.

Vigorously; to the best of one's ability.

可勁兒可劲儿

With all one's might; to the limit; as much as possible.

ho2 git3 hap6 sing3

可結合性可结合性

Associativity in mathematics.

ho2 go1 ho2 jap1

Moving and heroic; inspiring both praise and tears.

So abundant, vivid, or overflowing that it seems as if one could scoop it up with both hands.

Considerable, impressive, or substantial; reaching a relatively high or ideal level.

Strange, surprising, or bizarre.

Valuable, precious, or rare; highly deserving of being treasured and valued.

By a happy coincidence; fortunately.

How can one bear or endure; fit to bear.

Regrettable, unfortunate, or causing a sense of disappointment.

Feasible; viable; able to be done or completed.

ho2 hang4 sing3

Feasibility; the state or degree of being easily or conveniently done.

Tasty; delicious; pleasing to the palate.

ho2 hau2 ho2 lok6

可口可樂可口可乐

Coca-Cola; a popular brand of dark brown, carbonated soft drink.

Gullible, weak, or easily bullied.

Gratifying, heartening, or pleasing.

ho2 hei2 ho2 ho6

可喜可賀可喜可贺

Worthy of celebration and congratulation; gratifying.

Annoying, irritating, or exasperating.

Edible; fit to be eaten.

Cocoa; the cocoa tree, native to South America, or its seed (cocoa bean).

Cocoa bean, the seed of the cacao tree used as the primary ingredient in chocolate.

Cocoa powder; powder made from ground and defatted cocoa beans.

Cocoa Krispies; cocoa-flavored puffed rice breakfast cereal.

ho2 ho2 sai1 lei5

Hoh Xil or Kekexili, a vast nature reserve on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.

可可樹可可树

Cocoa tree; the cacao tree.

Worth seeing or watching; interesting to look at.

Khan; the title used for monarchs by ancient nomadic and northern peoples.

How are you; or, is it good or not.

ho2 hung3 gwai1

Silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR); thyristor.

ho2 hyun1 ho2 dim2

可圈可點可圈可点

Somewhat controversial; having pros and cons that are still open to debate or yet to be ascertained.

Sweet, cute, and adorable (typically describing a girl).

ho2 jat1 ji4 bat1 ho2 zoi3

可一而不可再

To be done once and once only; to be tolerated just this once.

ho2 jau5 ho2 mou4

可有可無可有可无

Optional, dispensable, or not essential.

A charming person; someone after one's own heart.

Suspicious; causing doubt or suspicion.

ho2 ji4 fan6 zi2

Suspect; a person under suspicion.

Portable, particularly in reference to software or programming languages.

ho2 ji4 zik6 sing3

Portability; the usability of the same software in different environments.

May; can; to be able to, representing permission, objective possibility, or ability.

ho2 ji5 bei6 min5

Avoidable; able to be prevented or evaded.

ho2 ji5 ji3 wui6 ，bat1 ho2 jin4 cyun4

可以意會，不可言傳可以意会，不可言传

Can be understood intuitively but cannot be expressed in words.

Reversibility; the property of being able to be reversed.

Flammable; combustible; able to catch fire easily.

Can be said; there is ... to speak of (usually used in the negative to mean 'none at all').

Clathrate hydrate; flammable ice.

Flammability; the quality of being easy to ignite and burn.