Cantonese words starting with H

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ho4 bak1 saang2

Hebei Province, a province in northern China with its capital at Shijiazhuang.

Riverside; the bank of a river or brook.

Why not; used to suggest or ask why a certain action is not taken.

ho4 bat1 sik6 juk6 mei4

何不食肉糜

Let them eat cake; a phrase used to mock the elite's complete ignorance of the hardships of poor people.

A colloquial or slang term for a penis; willy.

Riverside; the area located alongside a river.

Why bother; there is no need to, used in rhetorical questions.

Riverside; river bank.

River mouth; estuary.

Did I, they, or he ever? (used in rhetorical questions to express that something has never occurred)

ho4 ceot1 ci2 jin4

Why do you say so; what makes you say that.

Far more than; not only.

Hechi, a prefecture-level city in Guangxi, China.

Hechi, a prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.

ho4 cing1 hoi2 aan3

A metaphor for peace and prosperity throughout the land.

何超儀何超仪

Josie Ho, a Hong Kong singer and actress.

Riverbed or streambed; the ground at the bottom of a river.

Riverbed; the channel of a river.

A small river, stream, or channel.

Where; at what place.

Rivers and streams

Kawamura, a Japanese surname.

ho4 dak1 ho4 nang4

What virtue and ability do I have; a rhetorical expression of self-deprecation asking how one deserves such honor or responsibility.

An interrogative word used to inquire about or emphasize the high degree of a quality, usually positive.

River course or channel; the path where a river flows.

Hedong district of Linyi city, Shandong.

ho4 dung1 keoi1

河東區河东区

Hedong District, a municipal district of Tianjin, China.

河東獅河东狮

A shrew; a fierce, overbearing, or domineering woman.

ho4 dung1 si1 haau1

河東獅吼河东狮吼

The roar of the lioness from Hedong; a shrewish wife scolding her husband.

Lotus plant and flower; an aquatic plant with large leaves and pink blossoms.

Flat rice noodles; a popular wide, flat noodle made from rice milk.

Where; what place.

Let alone, much less, or not to mention.

Why not; might as well; used to suggest or encourage someone to do something.

Why bother; not worth the trouble of making oneself suffer.

河間市河间市

Hejian, a county-level city in Cangzhou, Hebei.

Brook; a small, narrow river or stream.

What business; what concern; what does it have to do with someone.

Altair, the brightest star in the constellation of Aquila.

Why; for what reason.

A casino dealer.

Croupier; a casino employee who deals cards, shuffles, and handles chips.

River conservancy works, such as dike maintenance and dredging.

To censor, screen, block, or "harmonize" online content.

Estuary; the mouth of a river.

ho4 hau2 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

河口瑤族自治縣河口瑶族自治县

Hekou Yao Autonomous County, in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan.