Cantonese words starting with L

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loeng5 min6both sides

兩面派两面派

loeng5 min6 paai3two-faced person

兩面三刀两面三刀

loeng5 min6 saam1 dou1two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross

loeng5 naan4dilemma; to face a difficult choice

loeng5 nap1[measure word] two pieces

兩粒花两粒花

loeng5 nap1 faa1a police inspector [colloquial]

兩粒一班两粒一班

loeng5 nap1 jat1 baan1a senior police inspector [colloquial]

loeng5 ngat6received and paid for (business term); the goods delivered and the bill settled

loeng5 ngon6bilateral; both sides; Taiwan and mainland

兩岸關係两岸关系

loeng5 ngon6 gwaan1 hai6Cross-Strait relations, are the relations between mainland China and Taiwan

兩岸三地两岸三地

loeng5 ngon6 saam1 dei6China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)

兩岸四地两岸四地

loeng5 ngon6 sei3 dei6lit. two coasts and four lands, including the Greater China region of Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau

兩撇雞两撇鸡

loeng5 pit3 gai1moustache

兩婆孫两婆孙

loeng5 po4 syun1Grandma and grandson

loeng5 pong4both sides; either side

loeng5 pui5twice as much

兩生類两生类

loeng5 sang1 leoi6(biology) class Amphibia

loeng5 sau2skills; ability; method

兩手不沾陽春水两手不沾阳春水

loeng5 sau2 bat1 zim1 joeng4 ceon1 seoi2see 十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水[shi2 zhi3 bu4 zhan1 yang2 chun1 shui3]

兩手空空两手空空

loeng5 sau2 hung1 hung1empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything

兩星期两星期

loeng5 sing1 kei4fortnight

loeng5 sing3male and female; (chemistry) amphoteric

兩性差距两性差距

loeng5 sing3 caa1 keoi5disparity between the sexes

兩性動物两性动物

loeng5 sing3 dung6 mat6hermaphrodite creature

兩性花两性花

loeng5 sing3 faa1hermaphrodite flower

兩性異形两性异形

loeng5 sing3 ji6 jing4sexual dimorphism

兩性平等两性平等

loeng5 sing3 ping4 dang2equality between the sexes

兩小無猜两小无猜

loeng5 siu2 mou4 caai1innocent playmates

兩梳蕉两梳蕉

loeng5 so1 ziu1to visit one without any gift

loeng5 soeng1both sides

兩廂情願两厢情愿

loeng5 soeng1 cing4 jyun6both sides are willing

兩相情願两相情愿

loeng5 soeng1 cing4 jyun6both sides are willing

loeng5 sung3the Song dynasty (960-1279)

loeng5 tai2depends (spoken)

loeng5 tau4both ends

兩頭兒两头儿

loeng5 tau4 ji4erhua variant of 兩頭|两头[liang3 tou2]

兩頭唔到岸两头唔到岸

loeng5 tau4 m4 dou3 ngon6an idiom which describes the situation of getting stuck in the middle of nowhere in life; to fall between two stools

兩頭蛇两头蛇

loeng5 tau4 se4(n.) literally: a snake with a head at each end; a disloyal, two-faced person who usually tries to take advantage of different sides; a Chinese chess tactic

兩頭騰两头腾

loeng5 tau4 tang4to rush around here and there [colloquial]

loeng5 wu4Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces

loeng5 wui2National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

兩回事两回事

loeng5 wui4 si6two quite different things

兩仔爺两仔爷

loeng5 zai2 je4father and son (spoken)

兩仔乸两仔乸

loeng5 zai2 naa2mother and son

loeng5 zak1two sides; both sides

兩側對稱两侧对称

loeng5 zak1 deoi3 cing3bilateral symmetry

兩袖清風两袖清风

loeng5 zau6 cing1 fung1lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands; unsoiled by corrupt practices

loeng5 ze2both of them; the two of them

兩節棍两节棍

loeng5 zit3 gwan3nunchaku

兩著兒两着儿

loeng5 zoek6 ji4the same old trick

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