Cantonese words starting with L

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Busy and tiring; to toil or work hard.

A cage or trap, or metaphorically the bonds of confining ideas or situations.

Lulong, a county in Hebei province.

lou4 lung4 jyun6

盧龍縣卢龙县

Lulong, a county in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei.

lou4 man4 soeng1 coi4

勞民傷財劳民伤财

To waste money and manpower; describing policy decisions that squander human and financial resources.

Model worker; an exemplary worker who is officially recognized for their outstanding contributions and dedication.

lou4 mou5 jyun5

盧武鉉卢武铉

Roh Moo-hyun, a South Korean lawyer and politician who served as president from 2003 to 2008.

Service or labor provided for payment.

lou4 ngaa5 ji5 ho4

盧瓦爾河卢瓦尔河

Loire River in France.

勞埃德劳埃德

Lloyd, a masculine given name or surname.

盧安達卢安达

Rwanda, a landlocked country in East Africa.

Mount Lao, a mountain in Qingdao, Shandong.

Mount Lushan, a famous mountain in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province.

Lushan, a county in Ya'an, Sichuan province.

lou4 saan1 jyun6

蘆山縣芦山县

Lushan County, a county in Ya'an City, Sichuan Province

lou4 saan1 keoi1

嶗山區崂山区

Laoshan, a district of Qingdao City, Shandong.

lou4 saan1 keoi1

廬山區庐山区

Lushan district of Jiujiang city in Jiangxi Province, China.

lou4 saan1 zan1 min6 muk6

廬山真面目庐山真面目

The true face, nature, or identity of someone or something.

Lusheng; a free-reed wind instrument made of bamboo pipes, played by ethnic minority groups in southwestern China.

lou4 saat3 kaa1

盧薩卡卢萨卡

Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia.

Luxi County in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan.

lou4 sai1 jyun6

瀘西縣泸西县

Luxi, a county in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan

To use one's brains or expend mental effort; to worry or be anxious.

盧森堡卢森堡

Luxembourg; a landlocked country in Western Europe, or its capital city of the same name.

lou4 sam1 fu2 si1

勞心苦思劳心苦思

To rack one's brains; to think deeply and anxiously about something.

lou4 sam1 lou4 lik6

勞心勞力劳心劳力

To tax one's mind and body; to put immense mental and physical effort into something.

To trouble, bother, or be a tax on one's mind.

Nuisance; a bothersome thing or person.

Loser, especially in a social or financial sense.

盧瑟福卢瑟福

Lushui, a county-level city in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan.

Asparagus; an edible plant of the lily family with feathery leaves.

lou4 si1 dung6 zung3

勞師動眾劳师动众

To mobilize a great number of people for a task that only requires a few.

lou4 si1 loi4 si1

勞斯萊斯劳斯莱斯

Rolls-Royce; the British luxury car brand.

Lushi, a county in Sanmenxia, Henan, China.

盧氏縣卢氏县

Lushi, a county in Sanmenxia, Henan Province.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Enlightenment philosopher.

Disorder of internal organs or physical strain caused by overexertion.

Nagging, talkative, or long-winded.

Grievance, discontent, or complaint.

lou4 sung1 keoi1

蘆淞區芦淞区

Lusong District, a district of Zhuzhou City in Hunan province.

To wear out, strain, or damage body parts or machinery through excessive use or overexertion.

lou4 taai3 jyu4

盧泰愚卢泰愚

Roh Tae-woo, South Korean politician and president from 1988 to 1993.

Stove top; the top surface of a stove where cooking takes place.

The chamber of a furnace or stove.

勞委會劳委会

Labor committee.

Reed; a wetland plant with purplish flower spikes and white, wind-dispersed seeds.

蘆葦鶯芦苇莺

Common reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus).

lou4 wong6 daat6

盧旺達卢旺达

Rwanda, a country in central Africa with its capital in Kigali.

Aloe vera, or a gel-like substance extracted from the plant often used in cosmetics.