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• 效果 — hao7 guê2: effect, result, outcome
• 鱟粿 — hao7 guê2: hao kuih (a Chaoyang snack)
• 效仿 — hao7 huang2: to imitate, to follow the example of, to emulate
• 效益 — hao7 iah4: benefit, effectiveness
• 效力 — hao7 lag8: effect, effectiveness, efficacy
• 效勞 — hao7 lao5: to work in the service of, to serve
• 效率 — hao7 lug8: efficiency, productiveness
• 候診室 — hao7 ziang2 sig4: waiting room (at a clinic/hospital)
• 候鳥 — hao7 ziao2: migratory bird
• 效應 — hao7 êng3: effect (scientific or figurative)
• 效用 — hao7 êng7: usefulness, effectiveness, utility
• 候 — hao7: to wait; to wait for
• 效 — hao7: to devote (oneself), effect; efficacy
• 鱟 — hao7: horseshoe crab
• 好跋 — haon3 buah8: fond of gambling
• 好鬥 — haon3 dou3: aggressive, combative, bellicose
• 好學 — haon3 hag8: to be eager to study, to be studious; fond of learning
• 好客 — haon3 kêh4: hospitable
• 好臉 — haon3 liêng2: to boast; to brag, to be conceited
• 好名 — haon3 mian5: to crave fame/recognition, to be vain about one's reputation
• 好色 — haon3 sêg4: lustful, lecherous, fond of women
• 虛構 — he1 gou3: to fabricate, to make up, to invent (a story)
• 虛假 — he1 gê2: fake, false
• 虛幻 — he1 huang3: unreal, illusory, imaginary
• 虛擬 — he1 ngi2: virtual, fictitious, hypothetical
• 虛偽 — he1 ngui6: hypocritical, fake, sham
• 虛弱 — he1 riag8: weak, feeble, frail
• 虛心 — he1 sim1: modest, open-minded, humble
• 墟 — he1: market; fair (periodic rural market), ruins
• 虛 — he1: empty, hollow, false
• 許撮 — he2 coh4: those
• 許𫢗時 — he2 diang1 si5: at that time; then, in the past
• 許多 — he2 do1: many, much; a lot of
• 許底 — he2 doi2: inside, in one's heart; in one's mind
• 許個 — he2 gai7: that; that one
• 許塊 — he2 go3: there
• 許可 — he2 ko2: to permit, to allow
• 許配 — he2 puê3: to betroth (a daughter) to someone
• 許頭 — he2 tao5: there, that side; that place
• 許陣 — he2 zung5: at that time, then
• 許 — he2: that
• 魚苗 — he5 bhio5: fish fry, newly hatched fish
• 魚翅 — he5 ci3: shark fin
• 魚春 — he5 cung1: fish roe
• 魚腥菜 — he5 cên1 cai3: basil (Ocimum basilicum)
• 魚肚 — he5 dou6: fish maw
• 魚膠 — he5 ga1: fish glue, isinglass, swim bladder
• 魚丸 — he5 in5: fishball
• 魚圓 — he5 in5: fishball
• 魚鱗 — he5 lang5: fish scale
• 魚露 — he5 lou7: fish sauce
• 漁民 — he5 ming5: fishermen, fisherfolk
• 魚卵 — he5 neng6: fish roe, fish eggs
• 漁業 — he5 ngiab8: fishing industry, fishery
• 魚鰾 — he5 piê6: swim bladder, fish maw
• 魚兒 — he5 ri5: fish (diminutive/affectionate form)
• 魚翼 — he5 sig8: shark fin
• 魚生 — he5 sên1: sashimi, yusheng (raw fish salad)
• 魚栽 — he5 zai1: fish fry, newly hatched fish; fingerlings
• 魚水 — he5 zui2: fish sauce
• 漁船 — he5 zung5: fishing boat
• 魚齋菜 — he5 zê1 cai3: basil, sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum)
• 漁 — he5: to fish
• 魚 — he5: fish
• 欣 — heng1: happy; joyous; delighted
• 軒 — heng1: small room, veranda, or study (often in names of teahouses/restaurants), high; lofty; airy
• 很 — heng2: very; extremely
• 恨 — heng6: hate, resent, regret
• 希冀 — hi1 gi6: to hope, to wish
• 唏唏 — hi1 hi1: laughing sound (onomatopoeia)
• 希臘 — hi1 lah8: Greece
• 希律 — hi1 lug8: Herod
• 希望 — hi1 mo7: to hope, to wish, hope
• 稀疏 — hi1 so1: sparse; thinly spread; few and far between
• 犧牲 — hi1 sêng1: to sacrifice oneself; to give one's life for a cause, to sacrifice (give up something valuable); to abandon
• 嘻 — hi1: expression of surprise, sound of laughter
• 嬉 — hi1: to play, to enjoy, to amuse oneself
• 希 — hi1: to hope, to expect, to admire
• 曦 — hi1: sunshine, dawn light
• 熙 — hi1: bright; splendid, flourishing; harmonious
• 熹 — hi1: warm, bright
• 犧 — hi1: sacrifice, sacrificial animal
• 禧 — hi1: favourable luck, good fortune, auspiciousness, blessings
• 稀 — hi1: sparse, rare; scarce, diluted; thin
• 羲 — hi1: name element used in personal names (as in 伏羲, Fuxi), a surname
• 豨 — hi1: pig, hog, swine (archaic)
• 蹊 — hi1: footpath, path; way
• 頤 — hi1: chin, jaw, cheek
• 喜聞樂見 — hi2 bhung6 lag8 giang3: well-received, to one's liking
• 喜出望外 — hi2 cug4 mo7 ghua7: to be pleasantly surprised, overjoyed by unexpected good news
• 喜劇 — hi2 giah8: comedy, farce
• 喜歡 — hi2 huan1: to like, to be fond of
• 喜慶 — hi2 kêng3: festive, joyous, festivity
• 喜悅 — hi2 ruag8: happy, joyous
• 喜事 — hi2 se7: joyful occasion, wedding
• 喜 — hi2: happy, pleased, joyful
• 戲棚 — hi3 bên5: open-air stage (for opera)
• 戲齣 — hi3 cug4: trick, ploy
• 戲旦 — hi3 duan3: female role in Chinese opera
• 戲囝 — hi3 gian2: opera actor (derogatory)
• 戲腳 — hi3 giêh4: opera actor
• 戲院 — hi3 in7: theater (playhouse), cinema; movie theater
• 戲曲 — hi3 kêg4: Chinese opera (as a genre)
• 戲 — hi3: opera; theatrical play, show; performance
• 奚 — hi5: where? what? how? why? (literary interrogative)
• 攜帶 — hi6 dua3: to carry, to bring along
• 系列 — hi6 liag8: series
• 係數 — hi6 siao3: coefficient, factor
• 系統 — hi6 tong2: system
• 係 — hi6: to relate to, to concern, to be connected with
• 攜 — hi6: to carry, to take along, to bring
• 系 — hi6: department; faculty, system, to belong to
• 繫 — hi6: to tie, to connect, to be concerned about
• 桸 — hia1: ladle
• 靴 — hia1: boot
• 罅 — hia3: crack, gap, split
• 瑕 — hia5: flaw; blemish, imperfection
• 霞 — hia5: rosy clouds; sunset/sunrise glow, mist; haze
• 下沉 — hia6 dim5: to sink, to subside
• 下降 — hia6 gang3: to descend, to decrease, to decline
• 蟻公 — hia6 gong1: big ant, ant
• 下跪 — hia6 guin6: to kneel down
• 下放 — hia6 huang3: to decentralize (power), to send down to the countryside
• 下流 — hia6 liu5: indecent; vulgar; dirty, inferior; low-class
• 瓦楞 — hia6 lêng5: rows of roof tiles, corrugated tile
• 下葬 — hia6 zeng3: to bury (the dead), to inter
• 下 — hia6: under; below; beneath, lower; located below
• 瓦 — hia6: tile (roof covering), earthenware; pottery
• 蟻 — hia6: ant
• 協石 — hiab4 ziêh8: magnet
• 脅迫 — hiab8 bêg4: to coerce, to compel
• 協會 — hiab8 huê6: association, society, organization
• 叶音 — hiab8 im1: to adjust a character's pronunciation to fit a rhyme (when reading classical verse)
• 協議 — hiab8 ngi2: agreement, accord, settlement
• 協商 — hiab8 siang1: to negotiate, to consult, to discuss
• 叶韻 — hiab8 ung7: to adjust a character's pronunciation to fit a rhyme (when reading classical verse)
• 狹窄 — hiab8 za3: narrow, cramped, tight
• 協作 — hiab8 zag4: to cooperate, to collaborate, to coordinate
• 協助 — hiab8 zo6: to assist, to help
• 俠 — hiab8: chivalrous person, knight-errant
• 協 — hiab8: to cooperate; to assist, harmonious; united
• 狹 — hiab8: narrow
• 脅 — hiab8: to threaten, to coerce
• 蠍子 — hiag4 ze2: scorpion
• 歇後語 — hiah4 ao6 ghe2: two-part allegorical saying, truncated witticism
• 歇暝 — hiah4 mê5: to stay the night, to lodge overnight
• 歇 — hiah4: to stop
• 額外 — hiah8 ghua7: extra, additional
• 額駙 — hiah8 hu6: husband of a Qing princess (historical)
• 額面神 — hiah8 ming7 sing5: forehead (Teochew)
• 額門神 — hiah8 mung5 sing5: forehead
• 額囟 — hiah8 sing3: fontanelle
• 額頭 — hiah8 tao5: forehead
• 役 — hiah8: military campaign, forced labor, servant
• 額 — hiah8: forehead, amount; quota
• 薟椒醬 — hiam1 zio1 zion3: chili sauce, red pepper paste
• 薟椒 — hiam1 ziê1: chili pepper, red pepper
• 薟 — hiam1: spicy, pungent
• 險情 — hiam2 cêng5: dangerous situation, hazard
• 險過剃頭囝 — hiam2 guê3 ti3 tao5 gian2: extremely dangerous (simile), very risky
• 險境 — hiam2 gêng2: dangerous situation; risky conditions, predicament
• 險險 — hiam2 hiam2: almost, nearly, barely
• 獫 — hiam2: dog with a long snout (archaic)
• 險 — hiam2: dangerous; risky, hazardous
• 嫌疑犯 — hiam5 ghi5 huam6: suspect, offender
• 嫌疑人 — hiam5 ghi5 nang5: suspect, person suspected of a crime
• 嫌疑 — hiam5 ghi5: suspicion
• 嫌 — hiam5: to dislike, to be tired of, to mind
• 兄弟 — hian1 di6: brother, siblings, buddy
• 兄臺 — hian1 tai5: brother (polite address), friend
• 兄 — hian1: elder brother
• 邢臺 — hian5 tai5: Xingtai (a prefecture-level city in Hebei, China)
• 燃水 — hian5 zui2: to boil water
• 煆 — hian5: to burn, to light (a fire)
• 燃 — hian5: to burn (wood, coal, etc.), to heat up; to boil (a liquid)
• 邢 — hian5: a surname (Xing/Heng), an ancient Chinese state in Hebei
• 艾 — hian7: mugwort (Artemisia argyi)
• 鄉巴佬 — hiang1 ba1 lao2: country bumpkin, hick, yokel
• 香港跤 — hiang1 gang2 ka1: athlete's foot
• 香港人 — hiang1 gang2 nang5: Hong Konger, person from Hong Kong
• 香港 — hiang1 gang2: Hong Kong
• 香豔 — hiang1 iam7: sexy, glamorous (of a woman), erotic, risqué (of language)
• 香氣 — hiang1 ki3: fragrance; aroma; scent
• 香料 — hiang1 liao7: spice; flavouring, (archaic) perfume
• 掀 — hiang1: to lift (a cover or curtain), to flip over, to expose
• 響尾蛇 — hiang2 bhuê2 zua5: rattlesnake
• 顯著 — hiang2 du3: notable, remarkable, prominent
• 享譽 — hiang2 e6: to be renowned, to enjoy a good reputation
• 顯現 — hiang2 hing7: to appear, to manifest, to reveal oneself
• 享福 — hiang2 hog4: to enjoy a comfortable life, to live in comfort
• 顯赫 — hiang2 hêh4: illustrious, eminent, distinguished
• 享樂 — hiang2 lag8: to enjoy pleasure, to seek pleasure
• 響亮 — hiang2 liang6: loud and clear, sonorous
• 顯微鏡 — hiang2 mui5 gian3: microscope
• 顯明 — hiang2 mêng5: obvious, clear, evident
• 顯然 — hiang2 riang5: obviously, clearly, evidently
• 顯示屏 — hiang2 si7 ping5: display screen, monitor
• 享受 — hiang2 siu6: to enjoy, to relish, enjoyment
• 響應 — hiang2 êng3: to respond; to answer (a call)
• 享 — hiang2: to enjoy