寒 (hon4) — tremble in Cantonese
honˎ₄寒Mandarin Pinyin: han2
Meaning of 寒
nountremble
nouncold; wintry; chilly
nounpoor
nounscared
Example Sentences with 寒
四月尾忽然間落場大雪，真係「未食五月粽，寒衣唔入籠」！
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. "Until it's time to eat Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, don't put away your warm clothes," as they say!
佢出名孤寒
He's known for being stingy.
ngoˏ₅我zoiˍ₆在faat˗₃法gwok˗₃國douˍ₆渡gwo˗₃過liuˏ₅了saamˉ¹三go˗₃個honˎ₄寒syuˊ²暑
I spent three winters and summers in France.
keiˏ₅企zikˍ₆直di1,啲，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好haanˎ₄寒bui3.背。
Stand up straight, don't slouch.
jiˉ¹依gaaˉ¹家mˎ₄唔hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以haanˎ₄寒bui3.背。
You can't slouch now.
Words Containing 寒
屍骨未寒si1 gwat1 mei6 hon4
Corpse and bones are not yet cold (cool down)
嚴寒疾風jim4 hon4 zat6 fung1
frigid blasts
寒冷期hon4 laang5 kei4
cold spell
寒假hon4 gaa3
winter holiday / vacation
傷寒soeng1 hon4
typhoid
上品無寒門下品無世族soeng6 ban2 mou4 hon4 mun4 haa6 ban2 mou4 sai3 zuk6
the poor remain poor, the rich remain wealthy
寒塵hon4 can4
shabby, with clothing in tatters
北寒帶bak1 hon4 daai3
the north frigid zone
寒戰hon4 zin3
a chill
孤寒種gu1 hon4 zung2
a miserly person
孤寒財主gu1 hon4 coi4 zyu2
a miserly person
寒暄hon4 hyun1
exchange conventional greetings; exchange pleasantries/amenities/compliments
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