Cantonese words starting with L

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老殘遊記老残游记
lou5 caan4 jau4 gei3The Travels of Lao Tsan, novel by late Qing novelist Liu E 劉鶚|刘鹗[Liu2 E4]
老親老亲
lou5 can1elderly parents; relatives
老襯老衬
lou5 can3(slang) to be a groom (going to get married); someone who can easily be tricked by others; a mug; a dupe; a gull; a chump; patsy
老襯底老衬底
lou5 can3 dai2a fool; a naïve person who can be easily deceived
老抽
lou5 cau1dark soy sauce
老吹
lou5 ceoi1to bullshit; to talk nonsense [colloquial]
老千
lou5 cin1swindler; cheat (in gambling)
滷菜卤菜
lou5 coi3pot-stewed dish
魯菜鲁菜
lou5 coi3Shandong cuisine
老粗
lou5 cou1uneducated person; boor
老處老处
lou5 cyu2old virgin (spoken)
老處女老处女
lou5 cyu2 neoi5unmarried old woman
老大
lou5 daai6old age; eldest child in a family; boss; leader of a criminal gang
老大哥
lou5 daai6 go1big brother
老大爺老大爷
lou5 daai6 je4uncle; CL:位[wei4]
老大媽老大妈
lou5 daai6 maa1"Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
老大娘
lou5 daai6 noeng4old lady; CL:位[wei4]
老大徒傷悲老大徒伤悲
lou5 daai6 tou4 soeng1 bei1vain regrets of old age (idiom)
老聃
lou5 daam1another name for Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]
老旦
lou5 daan2a type of actress in Chinese operas that act in the roles of old female characters
老弟
lou5 dai6(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy
魯德維格鲁德维格
lou5 dak1 wai4 gaak3Ludwig (name)
魯特啤酒鲁特啤酒
lou5 dak6 be1 zau2root beer
老竇老窦
lou5 dau6(noun) father; dad; daddy
老豆
lou5 dau6(slang) father; dad; daddy
老豆老母
lou5 dau6 lou5 mou2parent
老爹
lou5 de1(dialect) father; sir
魯鈍鲁钝
lou5 deon6stupid
老的
lou5 dik1a taxi [colloquial]
老點老点
lou5 dim2to lie to; to trick
魯甸鲁甸
lou5 din6see 魯甸縣|鲁甸县[Lu3 dian4 Xian4]
魯甸縣鲁甸县
lou5 din6 jyun6Ludian, a county in Zhaotong City 昭通市[Zhao1 tong1 Shi4], Yunnan
老頂老顶
lou5 ding2boss (spoken)
老定
lou5 ding6(adjective) unflappable; calm; self-possessed; confident; composed
老鵰老雕
lou5 diu1vulture
老調重彈老调重弹
lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
老掉牙
lou5 diu6 ngaa4very old; out of date
鹵代烴卤代烃
lou5 doi6 ting1haloalkane (obtained from hydrocarbon by substituting halogen for hydrogen, e.g. chlorobenzene or the CFCs)
老當益壯老当益壮
lou5 dong1 jik1 zong3old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
老到
lou5 dou3experienced and careful
老東西老东西
lou5 dung1 sai1(derog.) old fool
老花
lou5 faa1presbyopia
老花鏡老花镜
lou5 faa1 geng3presbyopic glasses
老花眼
lou5 faa1 ngaan5presbyopia
老化
lou5 faa3(of a person, population or material) to age
鹵化卤化
lou5 faa3to halogenate
鹵化物卤化物
lou5 faa3 mat6halide (i.e. fluoride, chloride, bromide etc)
鹵化銀卤化银
lou5 faa3 ngan4silver halide (usually chloride) used to fix photos
老番
lou5 faan1(slang) Western people; Caucasians; a Westerner
老翻
lou5 faan1(n.) refers to illegal

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