Cantonese words starting with L

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To shave one's head to become a monk or a nun; tonsure.

To apply fertilizer to soil or plants.

lok6 fong1 ji4 tou4

To flee in defeat, panic, or confusion; to run away helter-skelter.

Lok Fu; an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, historically known as Lo Fu Ngam.

An inscription containing a signature, name, date, or a brief dedication on a painting, gift, or letter.

To fall or drop in price.

To head out from one's home, typically for a short period of time.

To embezzle or pocket money illegally from an organization.

Of food, to pass down the esophagus, settle in the stomach, and begin digesting.

To finish a shift and get off work.

To rain heavily; to rain cats and dogs.

Loki, the Norse god of mischief.

To disembark from an airplane; to get off a plane.

lok6 gei1 saan1

Rocky Mountains

lok6 gei1 saan1

洛磯山洛矶山

The Rocky Mountains; the Rockies.

lok6 gei1 saan1

The Rocky Mountains in western North America.

lok6 gei1 saan1 mak6

洛磯山脈洛矶山脉

Rocky Mountains

lok6 gik6 sang1 bei1

樂極生悲乐极生悲

Extreme joy begets sorrow; immense happiness is often followed by grief.

lok6 gin3 kei4 sing4

樂見其成乐见其成

To be glad to see something happen or succeed.

To settle down or find a place to stay and live.

lok6 gong3 tau4

落降頭落降头

To cast a black magic spell or curse on someone.

Lego; the Danish brand of plastic building blocks.

Optimistic; having a positive outlook and believing that things will turn out well.

lok6 gun1 kei4 sing4

樂觀其成乐观其成

To look favorably on something and hope for its success.

lok6 gun1 zyu2 ji6

樂觀主義乐观主义

Optimism; the belief or attitude that things will turn out well.

To donate voluntarily or contribute money willingly.

To fall down or land.

lok6 haai4 jau2

To flatter or be obsequious; to brownnose.

To drop off passengers or allow them to get off public transport.

lok6 hak1 fei1 lak6

lok6 hak1 sai1 dak1

Lockheed, the American aerospace manufacturer.

lok6 hau2 gung1

To make or take a formal statement, especially in a police investigation.

To fall behind, lag, or be backward.

洛希爾洛希尔

Rothschild (family name).

Placed after a verb to indicate the continuation of an action or event into the future.

樂呵呵乐呵呵

Happily; joyfully smiling or laughing.

Rococo; the late Baroque artistic style.

To go to the countryside or return to one's ancestral hometown.

樂開花乐开花

To burst with joy; to be absolutely delighted.

To be laid up in bed with illness.

To fall through, fail, come to nothing, or end up with nothing.

To bleed from the vagina, referring to first-time intercourse, early labor, or menstruation.

To fall into; to drop into.

lok6 jap6 faat3 mong5

落入法網落入法网

To fall into the net of justice; to be caught or arrested.

The setting sun; sunset.

Willing or happy to do something out of one's own free will.

Pleasure, fun, or a source of amusement.

lok6 ji4 bat1 jam4

樂而不淫乐而不淫

Joyful without being wanton, excessive, or obscene.

lok6 ji4 mong4 faan2

樂而忘返乐而忘返

To enjoy oneself so much that one forgets to return.

To look worn-out, haggard, or noticeably out of shape due to illness, stress, or excessive weight loss.