Cantonese words starting with L

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老煙鬼老烟鬼
lou5 jin1 gwai2heavy smoker
老鷹老鹰
lou5 jing1(coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey
老鷹星雲老鹰星云
lou5 jing1 sing1 wan4Eagle Nebula, aka Star Queen Nebula, M16
老么老幺
lou5 jiu1(coll.) youngest child
老樣子老样子
lou5 joeng6 zi2old situation
滷肉卤肉
lou5 juk6stewed meat
老玉米
lou5 juk6 mai5(dialect) corn
老翁
lou5 jung1old man
老於世故老于世故
lou5 jyu1 sai3 gu3experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
老嫗老妪
lou5 jyu2(literary) old woman
魯魚亥豕鲁鱼亥豕
lou5 jyu4 hoi6 ci2written characters being easily confused -- clerical errors made inadvertently; printing mistakes owing to similar written forms
老遠老远
lou5 jyun5very far away
老契
lou5 kai3a former lover; a regular customer of a prostitute [colloquial]
老襟
lou5 kam1the name two or multiple male address each other if they have sexual relationship with the same woman (spoken)
老摳老抠
lou5 kau1penny-pincher; miser
老驥老骥
lou5 kei3old thoroughbred
老驥伏櫪老骥伏枥
lou5 kei3 fuk6 lik1lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老驥伏櫪，志在千里老骥伏枥，志在千里
lou5 kei3 fuk6 lik1 ，zi3 zoi6 cin1 lei5lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
老驥嘶風老骥嘶风
lou5 kei3 sai1 fung1old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老虔婆
lou5 kin4 po4old biddy
老強老强
lou5 koeng4rape; sexually assault by force [colloquial]
老鴰老鸹
lou5 kut3(dialect) crow; raven
老框框
lou5 kwaang1 kwaang1rigid conventions
老規矩老规矩
lou5 kwai1 geoi2old rules; customs (spoken)
老辣
lou5 laat6shrewd and ruthless
老笠
lou5 lap1robbery
老廉
lou5 lim4Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)
老臉老脸
lou5 lim5self-respect of old person; thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism)
老練老练
lou5 lin6seasoned; experienced
老齡老龄
lou5 ling4old age; aged; the aged
老齡化老龄化
lou5 ling4 faa3aging (population)
擄掠掳掠
lou5 loek6to plunder; to pillage
老兩口兒老两口儿
lou5 loeng5 hau2 ji4an old married couple
老來俏老来俏
lou5 loi4 ciu3old person who dresses up as teenager
老來嬌老来娇
lou5 loi4 giu1an elderly (female) who dresses up to cover up actual age (spoken)
老來少老来少
lou5 loi4 siu3old but young at heart
姥姥
lou5 lou5(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
老姥
lou5 lou5old lady
老老
lou5 lou5variant of 姥姥[lao3 lao5]
老老實實老老实实
lou5 lou5 sat6 sat6be honest
老路
lou5 lou6old road; beaten track
老媽老妈
lou5 maa1mother; mom
老媽子老妈子
lou5 maa1 zi2older female servant; amah
老馬戀棧老马恋栈
lou5 maa5 lyun2 zaan6lit. the old horse loves his stable
老馬嘶風老马嘶风
lou5 maa5 sai1 fung1old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老馬識途老马识途
lou5 maa5 sik1 tou4an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do
老邁老迈
lou5 maai6aged; senile
老貓燒鬚老猫烧须
lou5 maau1 siu1 sou1(slang) even a skillful
老麥老麦
lou5 mak2McDonald's fast food restaurant
老墨
lou5 mak6(coll.) a Mexican

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