Cantonese words starting with L

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Both sides; two aspects.

loeng5 min6 paai3

兩面派两面派

Two-faced person; a double-dealer who acts differently depending on who they are with.

loeng5 min6 saam1 dou1

兩面三刀两面三刀

Two-faced; double-dealing; hypocritical and treacherous.

A dilemma; a difficult situation where one must choose between two options, especially when both lead to poor outcomes.

Two small, round, or granular items.

loeng5 nap1 faa1

兩粒花两粒花

A police inspector, whose shoulder badge features two pips or stars.

loeng5 nap1 jat1 baan1

兩粒一班两粒一班

A senior police inspector.

Paid and delivered; a transaction where both the payment has been settled and the goods have been received.

The two sides of the Taiwan Strait; Taiwan and mainland China.

loeng5 ngon6 gwaan1 hai6

兩岸關係两岸关系

Cross-Strait relations; the relations between mainland China and Taiwan.

loeng5 ngon6 saam1 dei6

兩岸三地两岸三地

Greater China, specifically mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and Macau.

loeng5 ngon6 sei3 dei6

兩岸四地两岸四地

Greater China, comprising Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.

loeng5 pit3 gai1

兩撇雞两撇鸡

Mustache, especially one resembling the shape of the character 八.

loeng5 po4 syun1

兩婆孫两婆孙

A grandmother and her grandchild (grandson or granddaughter).

Both sides; the left and right sides.

Twice as much; double the amount.

loeng5 sang1 leoi6

兩生類两生类

Amphibians; the class Amphibia.

Skills, ability, or methods; a trick or a move.

loeng5 sau2 bat1 zim1 joeng4 ceon1 seoi2

兩手不沾陽春水两手不沾阳春水

To live a pampered life without doing any manual labor or housework.

loeng5 sau2 hung1 hung1

兩手空空两手空空

Empty-handed; receiving or possessing absolutely nothing.

loeng5 sing1 kei4

兩星期两星期

Two weeks; a fortnight.

Both sexes; male and female.

loeng5 sing3 caa1 keoi5

兩性差距两性差距

Disparity between the sexes; gender gap.

loeng5 sing3 dung6 mat6

兩性動物两性动物

Hermaphrodite; an animal possessing both male and female reproductive organs.

loeng5 sing3 faa1

兩性花两性花

Hermaphrodite flower; a bisexual flower containing both stamens and pistils.

loeng5 sing3 ji6 jing4

兩性異形两性异形

Sexual dimorphism; systematic differences in form between individuals of different sex in the same species.

loeng5 sing3 ping4 dang2

兩性平等两性平等

Gender equality; equality between the sexes.

loeng5 siu2 mou4 caai1

兩小無猜两小无猜

Innocent playmates; a boy and a girl growing up together with a pure, innocent affection free of suspicion.

loeng5 so1 ziu1

兩梳蕉两梳蕉

Empty-handed; arriving to visit someone without bringing a gift.

Both sides or both parties.

loeng5 soeng1 cing4 jyun6

兩廂情願两厢情愿

Both sides are willing; mutual consent.

loeng5 soeng1 cing4 jyun6

兩相情願两相情愿

Both sides are willing; mutual consent.

The two Song dynasties, referring collectively to the Northern Song (960-1127) and Southern Song (1127-1279).

Not necessarily so; open to interpretation or having two points of view.

Both ends or both sides of something.

loeng5 tau4 ji4

兩頭兒两头儿

Both ends, both sides, or both parties.

loeng5 tau4 m4 dou3 ngon6

兩頭唔到岸两头唔到岸

To end up with nothing by failing to choose between two mutually exclusive options; to be stuck in the middle.

loeng5 tau4 se4

兩頭蛇两头蛇

A two-headed snake; a double-dealer who fawns on or instigates both sides to gain personal benefit.

loeng5 tau4 tang4

兩頭騰两头腾

To rush or scurry around frantically from one place to another.

The two provinces of Hubei and Hunan.

National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

loeng5 wui4 si6

兩回事两回事

Two completely unrelated things; two different matters entirely.

loeng5 zai2 je4

兩仔爺两仔爷

Father and son.

loeng5 zai2 naa2

兩仔乸两仔乸

A mother and her son.

Two sides; both sides.

loeng5 zak1 deoi3 cing3

兩側對稱两侧对称

Bilateral symmetry; having identical or mirror-image left and right sides.

loeng5 zau6 cing1 fung1

兩袖清風两袖清风

To be clean and uncorrupted, having no ill-gotten wealth.

Both of them; the two of them.

loeng5 zit3 gwan3

兩節棍两节棍

Nunchaku; a martial arts weapon consisting of two sticks connected by a chain or rope.

loeng5 zoek6 ji4

兩著兒两着儿

The same old trick; an old tactic or routine.