Cantonese words starting with L

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lok6 bat1 si1 suk6

樂不思蜀乐不思蜀

To indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty.

Down and out, or unrestrained and unconventional.

To fail an exam, especially an entrance exam, university matriculation, or civil service exam.

To invest a lot of money, resources, or effort into something.

Drop in elevation or difference in level; disparity or gap between expectation and reality.

lok6 caam3 gei1

洛杉磯洛杉矶

Los Angeles; a major city in southwestern California, USA, and home to Hollywood.

lok6 caam3 gei1 si4 bou3

洛杉磯時報洛杉矶时报

Los Angeles Times.

lok6 caam3 gei1 wu4 jan4

洛杉磯湖人洛杉矶湖人

Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA basketball team.

Dust fall; atmospheric particulate matter that falls to the ground.

To get off a vehicle; to alight.

Pleasure, enjoyment, or happiness derived from doing something.

lok6 ci2 bat1 pei4

樂此不疲乐此不疲

To enjoy doing something without ever feeling tired or bored of it.

Yueqing, a county-level city in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China.

樂清市乐清市

Yueqing, a county-level city in Wenzhou, Zhejiang.

To ebb; for the tide to go out.

Lechang, a county-level city in Shaoguan, Guangdong.

lok6 coeng1 fan1 geng3

樂昌分鏡乐昌分镜

To break a mirror and divide the pieces, symbolizing the separation of a couple in wartime.

lok6 coeng1 si5

樂昌市乐昌市

Lechang, a county-level city in Shaoguan, Guangdong.

lok6 coeng1 zi1 geng3

樂昌之鏡乐昌之镜

The mirror of Yuechang, referring to the parting of husband and wife and their eventual reunion.

To participate in person, or for restaurant staff to take a break between lunch and dinner service.

lok6 cou2 wai4 kau3

落草為寇落草为寇

To flee into the wild and become an outlaw.

lok6 daai6 jyu5

To rain heavily; to pour with rain.

To leave a group or company; to be left alone or single.

To agree to a deal, take the bait, or buy into something.

To agree to a deal, buy into something, or fall into a trap.

Betty Loh Ti, a famous Chinese actress.

To fail an examination.

To be only too glad to; to be happy to accept a situation that suits one's wishes.

Lord, as a surname or title.

To end up as; to result in a bad or undesirable situation.

Touching the floor; reaching or attached to the ground; floor-to-ceiling.

lok6 dei6 coeng1

Floor-to-ceiling window

lok6 dei6 dang1

落地燈落地灯

Floor lamp; standard lamp.

lok6 dei6 hoi1 faa1 fu3 gwai3 wing4 waa4

落地開花富貴榮華落地开花富贵荣华

A reassuring phrase used when something drops and breaks to turn the mishap into a sign of good fortune.

lok6 dei6 saang1 gan1

To settle down and put down roots in a new place.

To pay a deposit or down payment.

To pay a deposit.

To go to a disco or nightclub.

Lower down or further down; can also mean to go to a disco.

lok6 din1 liu5 haam2

樂顛了餡乐颠了馅

Overjoyed, ecstatic, or delirious with joy.

To pocket a profit; to make net earnings that can be kept for oneself.

Ledu, a district in Haidong, Qinghai province.

To delight in talking about something; to love discussing a topic.

Ledong Li Autonomous County, a county in Hainan, China.

lok6 dung1 jyun6

樂東縣乐东县

Ledong Li Autonomous County, Hainan

lok6 dung1 lai4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

樂東黎族自治縣乐东黎族自治县

Ledong Li Autonomous County in Hainan.

Fallen flowers or blossoms.

lok6 faa1 jau5 ji3 ，lau4 seoi2 mou4 cing4

落花有意，流水無情落花有意，流水无情

Unrequited love; one-sided feelings where one person has romantic intent but the other remains indifferent.

lok6 faa1 lau4 seoi2

Utterly defeated; decimated.

lok6 faa1 sang1