呵 (ho1 ho2 | he1 ) : breathe out

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呵

ho1 ho2

he1

[粵] ho1 [國] he1
[1] breathe out; give a puff; yawn
[2] [interjection] ah; oh; wow

[粵] ho2
[final particle] huh – often used as a question tag to verify sth while expecting confirmation

While being a traditional character, 呵 is also the simplified form of 訶.

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

呵

This word has been viewed 3009 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Sep 2009 12:45

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打呵欠 daa2 ho1 him3 da3 he2 qian4 = to yawn, yawning

囉呵 lo3 ho2 = is that so? 粵

喎呵 wo1 ho2 = alas, it's the end of it, destroyed 粵

呵護 ho1 wu6 he1 hu4 = take good care of

呵呵 ho1 ho1 he1he1 = sound of laughter

呵呵大笑 ho1 ho1 daai6 siu3 he1 he1 da4 xiao4 = burst with laughter; roar with laughter

呵護備至 ho1 wu6 bei6 zi3 he1 hu4 bei4 zhi4 = cherish most dearly

一氣呵成 jat1 hei3 ho1 sing4 yi1 qi4 he1 cheng2 = accomplish sth. in one go

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以前呢度啲生意重做得下嘅，但而家就喎呵囉粵
Doing business here used to be all right, but now, it's over.

你而家返屋企囉呵? 粵
You are going home now, aren't you?

唔知喺大陸被捉通姦會唔會打靶嘅呵粵
I wonder if one would be shot dead if one is caught committing adultery in mainland China.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+5475 (off-site link)

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