Cantonese words starting with L

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浪跡江湖浪迹江湖

long6 zik1 gong1 wu4to roam far and wide

lou1grumble; talkative

lou1 bun2to get one's money back (esp. gambling)

lou1 faan6to add other supplements and mix it with rice to assist one's appetite

lou1 gaa1(noun) a gang member; a triad member; a thug; someone who makes a living by doing illegal things like cheating and stealing

撈家婆捞家婆

lou1 gaa1 po2a woman who is skilful and resourceful in making money and daring to take risks

撈家仔捞家仔

lou1 gaa1 zai2people who do not have a proper job and makes a living from dishonest, improper means

撈過界捞过界

lou1 gwo3 gaai3intruding other's power or benefits (spoken)

lou1 hei2(slang) (from the ocean) to bring to the surface; to dredge up; to make one's way in the world; to go up in the world; to make one's mark

撈起啦捞起啦

lou1 hei2 laa1to be successful in making it big (especially in terms of success in making money) [colloquial]

撈起啦你捞起啦你

lou1 hei2 laa1 nei5you've really made it big (especially in terms of success in making money) [colloquial]

撈油水捞油水

lou1 jau4 seoi2(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)

lou1 lyun6to shuffle; to mix up [colloquial]

撈唔埋捞唔埋

lou1 m4 maai4things that cannot be mixed together; unmixable; two people that just cannot get on with each other no matter what

lou1 min6'lo mein', a dish of flour noodle mixed with vegetable, meat, and sauce

lou1 neoi2a female gangster or swindler; a woman who makes a living out of criminal activities; a derogatory term used by people in Hong Kong to address a woman who migrated from other provinces (namely Mainlanders from China); a prostitute

lou1 pin1to make a living from dishonest means [colloquial]

撈偏門捞偏门

lou1 pin1 mun4doing illegal business; to make a living from illegal means

撈世界捞世界

lou1 sai3 gaai3(slang) to make a living; to earn a living (usually a relatively poor one, muddling along

lou1 sou1see 囉唆|啰唆[luo1 suo5]

lou1 wan4to thoroughly mix; to have tried out all types of professions

撈什子捞什子

lou1 zaap6 zi2encumbrance; that awful thing (colloquial)

lou1 zap1to mix food with sauce

lou2male (usually old); guy ; dude (Cantonese)

lou4to toil; laborer; meritorious deed; hard-working; reward; a wasting disease; troublesome

lou4to chatter; loquacious

lou4clay; hut; black clods of earth

lou4(slang) 1. to work (for a living); (verb) to mix well (food such as needles)

lou4capital (of column); supporting block; sumac

lou4name of water bodies

lou4old name of a river in Jiangxi

lou4(noun) Burner

lou4firm; fold (for animals); prison; cattle and sheep; sad; firm

lou4tuberculosis; consumptive disease

lou4hempen thread

lou4belly; to state; to display; front; to report; title of officials in ancient times

lou4rush; Phragmites communis

lou4(Cant.) 蠄蟧, a spider; a type of cicada

lou4windlass; winch

lou4common perch

lou4black colour

lou4 bat1 ho2 po3(proverb) something is very strong and unbreakable indissoluble; Or someone's belief is adamant.

lou4 bei2(loanword) rupee (Indian currency)

盧比安納卢比安纳

lou4 bei2 on1 naap6Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia (Tw)

lou4 beng6tuberculosis (TCM)

lou4 bin1fireside

lou4 bou3(loanword) ruble (Russian currency)

盧布爾雅那卢布尔雅那

lou4 bou3 ji5 ngaa5 naa5Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia

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