Cantonese words starting with L

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老骨頭老骨头

Weary old body; an old person or an old person's body, often used jocularly.

Laos, a landlocked socialist country in Southeast Asia.

Lu, an ancient Chinese vassal state of the Zhou dynasty located in present-day Shandong, and the birthplace of Confucius.

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魯國人鲁国人

A person from the ancient state of Lu (in modern Shandong province).

A regular customer; a frequent patron or old client.

老客兒老客儿

An itinerant merchant, regular customer, or traveler.

An old man; a derogatory term for a middle-aged or elderly man.

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An old woman; an old hag.

An old cunt or old pussy; a highly offensive term used to insult an older woman.

Triad society; underworld gang.

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An old hand, veteran, or highly respected expert in a particular trade or profession.

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老氣橫秋老气横秋

To look or act old and decrepit, or to show a lack of youthful vigor and drive.

An informal term of address for a male peer, equivalent to "old chap" or "buddy".

Laohekou, a county-level city in Xiangyang, Hubei, China.

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Laohekou, a county-level city in Xiangyang, Hubei.

Fellow countryman; a person from the same hometown or province.

魯凱族鲁凯族

Rukai, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan.

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老糠都搾出油老糠都榨出油

To squeeze money out of someone who is already destitute, or to be extremely stingy with money.

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老行專老行专

An expert, veteran, or highly experienced professional in a particular field.

A person who tries to please everyone and never wants to offend anybody.

An old person, the aged, or an elder.

A person from Shandong province, or a foolish and stupid person.

An elderly person; the aged.

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Home for the elderly; a residential care home providing accommodation and care for senior citizens.

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擄人勒贖掳人勒赎

To kidnap someone and demand a ransom.

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Canopus; the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina.

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老人成嫩仔

Rejuvenation; an old person becoming young again.

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An old soul; a child who is precocious, overly sophisticated, or acts and talks like an adult.

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An elderly centre; a community center or social service center for older adults.

老一輩老一辈

Older generation; the elders of a family, organization, or society.

The same old stuff; a conventional or clichéd routine.

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To have a very close and deep friendship; thick as thieves.

老油條老油条

An experienced yet useless person who has grown slick, lazy, or ineffective with age.

An experienced, slippery, or wily person.

A close friend or an old friend.

老友記老友记

A close friend, an old friend, or a polite term for an elderly person.

Maternal grandfather; mother's father.

Husband's father, or a form of address for a male employer by a domestic servant.

老爺車老爷车

Vintage car, classic car, or an antique vehicle.

老爺爺老爷爷

Great-grandfather on the paternal side; father's father's father.

老爺嶺老爷岭

Lao Ye Ling, the Chinese name for the Sikhote-Alin mountain range in eastern Russia.

老爺子老爷子

An affectionate or respectful term for an elderly man, or one's own or someone else's father.

An informal or derogatory term for an old person; old geezer.

An old person, usually used in a derogatory or impolite way.

An old man, or a colloquial term for one's father.

An ill-behaved, shameless, or non-respectable old person; an old bugger.

魯爾河鲁尔河

Ruhr River, a tributary of the Rhine in Germany.

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老煙槍老烟枪

A heavy smoker; a person who has smoked for many years.