耗 (hou3) — consume; cost; expend in Cantonese
hou˗₃耗Mandarin Pinyin: hao4
Meaning of 耗
nounconsume; cost; expend
nounbad news
Example Sentences with 耗
耗費多年
To squander away the years.
你不用貓哭耗子假慈悲啦
There's no need for you to shed crocodile tears!
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好faai˗₃快zauˍ₆就hongˉ¹消siu˗₃耗saai˗₃晒diˉ¹啲cin4.錢。
He quickly used up all the money.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁hongˉ¹消siu˗₃耗ngo5.我。
Don't drain me like that.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好hongˉ¹消siu˗₃耗siˉ¹時gaan3.間。
This stuff really consumes time.
Words Containing 耗
噩耗ngok6 hou3
grevious news of the passing away of a loved one
貓哭耗子假慈悲maau1 huk1 hou3 zi2 gaa2 ci4 bei1
crocodile's tears; shedding false tears
耗子hou3 zi2
mouse, rat
耗盡hou3 zeon6
exhaust; use up
音耗jam1 hou3
message
耗資hou3 zi1
to spend (usually large sums of money)
損耗syun2 hou3
wear and tear
虛耗heoi1 hou3
to consume without reason; to waste
耗費hou3 fai3
consume; expend; squander; waste
消耗siu1 hou3
to consume; to use up
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