Cantonese words starting with L

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Leuven, a city in Belgium.

Murder, in prison jargon.

lou5 mau4 sam1 syun3

老謀深算老谋深算

Astute and circumspect; having rigorous schemes and deep foresight.

Pot-stewed food served cold, or a minced euphemism for one's mother in insults.

An American; a person from the United States of America.

Lou mei; food stewed in a master stock of soy sauce and spices.

Euphemism for "mother" (老母), used primarily in obscene expressions and profanity.

The nickname of Temple Street, a famous street in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon.

Reckless, rash, or extremely careless without considering the consequences.

Rash, reckless, or impetuous.

Mother; or an elderly mother.

老帽兒老帽儿

A country bumpkin or rustic person.

Mao Zedong, or by extension, RMB (Chinese Yuan) banknotes which bear his portrait.

lou5 mou4 beng6

A chronic illness, or an old, deep-seated bad habit or recurring problem.

A derogatory term for a Westerner, especially a Russian.

老母雞老母鸡

An insulting term for an older woman; an old bag or old bitch.

Senile, or having the dim sight of the aged.

lou5 mung2 dung2

An elderly person who is senile, muddle-headed, or has declining mental capacity.

lou5 naai4 naai2

Great-grandmother on the father's side, or a respectful form of address for an elderly woman.

An old Buddhist monk, or a self-referential term used by an old monk.

Dirt or dead skin on the human body; grime on the skin.

A 1980s and 90s Hong Kong slang term for a runaway teenage girl who hangs out on the streets.

Number; specifically an identification number such as a police officer's or prisoner's number.

lou5 ng4 lou5 ，ji5 kap6 jan4 zi1 lou5

老吾老，以及人之老

To honor old people as we do our own aged parents.

lou5 ng4 lou5 ，ji5 kap6 jan4 zi1 lou5 ，jau3 ng4 jau3 ，ji5 kap6 jan4 zi1 jau3

老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼

To honor other elderly people as we do our own parents, and care for other children as our own.

lou5 ngaan5 fan1 faa1

To have the dim and blurred vision of an elderly person.

An old, small, thin, and wrinkled person who resembles a child.

lou5 ngau4 hek3 nyun6 cou2

老牛吃嫩草

An older person having a romantic relationship with a much younger person.

lou5 ngau4 laai1 po3 ce1

老牛拉破車老牛拉破车

An old ox pulling a broken cart; to work very slowly and inefficiently.

lou5 ngau4 po3 ce1

老牛破車老牛破车

An old ox pulling a shabby cart; a metaphor for doing something very slowly and inefficiently.

lou5 ngau4 saai5 duk6

老牛舐犢老牛舐犊

An old ox licking its calf; a metaphor for deep parental love and affection.

lou5 ngau4 seng1

老牛聲老牛声

A deep, low, and coarse voice, especially in a woman.

An unattractive elderly woman.

lou5 nget6 nget6

老嚙嚙老啮啮

Very old or elderly.

lou5 nget6 nget6

Very old; decrepit; elderly.

Rouen, a city in France.

Old age; the later years of a person's life.

lou5 nin4 ci1 ngoi4

老年痴獃老年痴呆

Senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease.

lou5 nin4 ci1 ngoi4 zing3

老年痴獃症老年痴呆症

Senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease.

Old people; the elderly.

Old age; the final stage of life.

lou5 nin4 sing3 ci1 ngoi4 zing3

老年性痴獃症老年性痴呆症

Senile dementia.

An experienced person; a veteran or old hand.

Maternal grandmother.

One's mother, a midwife, or a self-referential term used by women to assert authority or anger.

Well-established, famous, and of long standing, especially of brands or professions.

Friends, close associates, or buddies.