Cantonese words starting with L
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萊茵河莱茵河
loi4 jan1 ho4Rhine River
來人来人
loi4 jan4it is a line used by a master to summon one's servant
來日来日
loi4 jat6future days; (old) past days
來日方長来日方长
loi4 jat6 fong1 coeng4the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
來由来由
loi4 jau4reason; cause
萊伊爾莱伊尔
loi4 ji1 ji5Lyell (name)
來意来意
loi4 ji3one's purpose in coming
來而不往非禮也来而不往非礼也
loi4 ji4 bat1 wong5 fei1 lai5 jaa5not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)
來義来义
loi4 ji6Laiyi township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
來義鄉来义乡
loi4 ji6 hoeng1Laii township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
萊陽莱阳
loi4 joeng4see 萊陽市|莱阳市[Lai2 yang2 Shi4]
萊陽市莱阳市
loi4 joeng4 si5Laiyang, a county-level city in Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong
來源来源
loi4 jyun4(verb) Originate from; with
淶源涞源
loi4 jyun4see 淶源縣|涞源县[Lai2 yuan2 Xian4]
來源於来源于
loi4 jyun4 jyu1to originate in
淶源縣涞源县
loi4 jyun4 jyun6Laiyuan, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei
萊卡莱卡
loi4 kaa1Leica camera
來臨来临
loi4 lam4to approach; to come closer
萊里達莱里达
loi4 lei5 daat6Lérida or Lleida, Spain
來歷来历
loi4 lik6(noun) Derivation
來歷不明来历不明
loi4 lik6 bat1 ming4(idiom) of unknown origin; of dubious background
來料加工来料加工
loi4 liu2 gaa1 gung1processing on order with customer's provided material
來路菜来路菜
loi4 lou2 coi3imported vegetables; a young woman from abroad [colloquial]
來路貨来路货
loi4 lou2 fo3imported goods
來路来路
loi4 lou6origin; background; path of approach
來路不明来路不明
loi4 lou6 bat1 ming4unidentified origin; of dubious background
來路嘢来路嘢
loi4 lou6 je5Imported goods from foreign contries
來龍去脈来龙去脉
loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
來文来文
loi4 man4received document
萊蕪莱芜
loi4 mou4see 萊蕪區|莱芜区[Lai2 wu2 Qu1]
來無影，去無蹤来无影，去无踪
loi4 mou4 jing2 ，heoi3 mou4 zung1lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
萊姆莱姆
loi4 mou5(loanword) lime
萊姆病莱姆病
loi4 mou5 beng6Lyme disease
萊姆酒莱姆酒
loi4 mou5 zau2see 朗姆酒[lang3 mu3 jiu3]
棶木梾木
loi4 muk6large-leaved dogwood (Cornus macrophylla)
來檬来檬
loi4 mung1Key lime
來硬的来硬的
loi4 ngaang6 dik1to get tough
萊昂納多莱昂纳多
loi4 ngong4 naap6 do1Leonardo (name)
來年来年
loi4 nin4next year
來安来安
loi4 on1see 來安縣|来安县[Lai2 an1 Xian4]
來安縣来安县
loi4 on1 jyun6Lai'an, a county in Chuzhou City 滁州市[Chu2 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
萊山莱山
loi4 saan1see 萊山區|莱山区[Lai2 shan1 Qu1]
萊山區莱山区
loi4 saan1 keoi1Laishan, a district of Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong
萊西莱西
loi4 sai1see 萊西市|莱西市[Lai2 xi1 Shi4]
萊西市莱西市
loi4 sai1 si5Laixi, a county-level city in Qingdao City 青島市|青岛市[Qing1 dao3 Shi4], Shandong
來世来世
loi4 sai3Afterlife; Next Life
來勢来势
loi4 sai3seem to, the approaching situation
來神来神
loi4 san4to become spirited
來生来生
loi4 sang1next life
淶水涞水
loi4 seoi2see 淶水縣|涞水县[Lai2 shui3 Xian4]
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