Cantonese words starting with L

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Bright; blazing; a bright light.

Lofty; also refers to an empty moat.

To read aloud; to read out loud clearly.

Langfeng Mountain, a mythical peak on Mount Kunlun inhabited by immortals.

long5 fung1 din1

閬風巔阆风巅

Langfeng Mountain, a mythical peak on Mount Kunlun inhabited by immortals.

long5 fung6 saan1

閬鳳山阆凤山

Langfeng Mountain.

long5 hou4 zau2 dim3

The Langham Place Hotel, a hotel in Hong Kong.

To recite aloud in a clear, resonant voice.

Langyuan; a mythical fairyland where immortals reside, often referenced in poetry and legends.

Nang County, also known as Nangxian, a county in Nyingchi City, Tibet.

long5 long5 soeng5 hau2

Easy to recite or sing; catchy and flowing easily off the tongue.

Longman; the British publishing company, dictionary brand, or surname.

Rum; the alcoholic beverage.

long5 mou5 zau2

Rum; a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane byproducts.

long5 naa4 din6 nou4

Ronaldinho; the Brazilian professional footballer Ronaldo de Assis Moreira.

long5 naa4 dou6

Ronaldo; referring to the retired Brazilian professional footballer Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima.

Wayne Rooney, a professional English footballer.

Long Ping, a residential area on the western edge of Yuen Long town centre in Hong Kong.

To shine brightly

Langzhong, a county-level city in Sichuan province.

long5 zung1 si5

閬中市阆中市

Langzhong, a county-level city in Nanchong, Sichuan Province.

To recite or read aloud a literary work with emotion and expression.

Used in place names.

An aquatic herb; various types of water weeds or marsh plants.

Tide, wave, or a powerful social movement.

long6 dak1 heoi1 ming4

浪得虛名浪得虚名

To have an undeserved reputation; to possess a famous name without the corresponding ability.

To loiter or wander; dissolute or unrestrained.

Spray or froth created by breaking waves; sea spray.

To waste or squander time, money, or resources.

long6 fai3 gam1 cin4

浪費金錢浪费金钱

To waste money or squander financial resources.

To hang-dry; to air-dry wet items by hanging them up.

Ronin; a masterless samurai who wandered during the Edo period in Japan.

long6 ji1 gaap2

晾衣夾晾衣夹

Clothespin; a peg used for hanging up clothes to dry.

Air-dried cured meat, typically pork belly, preserved by hanging outdoors in the wind.

Electrical surge.

Nagarzê, a county in Tibet.

long6 kaa1 zi2 jyun6

浪卡子縣浪卡子县

Nagarzê, a county in Shannan City, Tibet.

Romantic; tending to cultivate affection and passion between lovers.

long6 maan6 zyu2 ji6

浪漫主義浪漫主义

Romanticism; the artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement.

A loose, promiscuous, or wild woman.

To hang up clothes to dry.

Swingboat; a pendulum-like amusement ride shaped like a boat.

A wave or billow.

Great waves; billows; surging waves on the sea.

A prodigal son, wanderer, loafer, or wastrel.

long6 zi2 wui4 tau4

浪子回頭浪子回头

The return of a prodigal son; a reformed scapegrace or straying person who repents and turns back to the right path.

long6 zi2 wui4 tau4 gam1 bat1 wun6

浪子回頭金不換浪子回头金不换

A prodigal son who repents is more precious than gold.

To wander or roam about; to lead a nomadic life.