Cantonese words starting with L

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lou5 paang5 sing3

魯棒性鲁棒性

Robustness; the ability of a system to resist change or cope with errors.

Old friends; associates.

lou5 pang4 jau5

An old friend, or a slang term for menstruation.

Temper; irritation; bad mood.

Editor-in-chief or senior editor

Wife; a female spouse.

老婆餅老婆饼

Wife cake; a traditional Cantonese pastry filled with sweetened winter melon paste and glutinous rice flour wrapped in flaky pastry.

lou5 po4 haai4 zi2 jit6 hong3 tau4

老婆孩子熱炕頭老婆孩子热炕头

Wife, kids and a warm bed; a comfortable, simple, and satisfying domestic life.

An impolite or disrespectful term for one's wife; old woman.

An affectionate term of address for one's wife or girlfriend, typically when young.

lou5 pong5 saang1 zyu1

An older woman giving birth to a child.

Old ways, old habits, or routine methods of doing things.

Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus).

lou5 saam1 pin1

The "Three Constantly Read Articles", a collection of three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the establishment of the PRC.

lou5 saam1 sik1

The three plain colors used for clothing in mainland China during the 1960s: black, gray, and blue.

Lushan, a county in Pingdingshan, Henan province.

lou5 saan1 jyun6

魯山縣鲁山县

Lushan, a county in Pingdingshan, Henan.

lou5 saan1 zi6 hang4 ce1 gun2

老山自行車館老山自行车馆

Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue.

Colloquial term for a police constable or junior officer.

An informal term for a Western suit, or used as a euphemism.

Boss; manager; employer; the person who hires or manages employees in a company or organization.

An old woman referring to herself; I or me.

A senior or long-serving staff member.

lou5 san4 zoi6 zoi6

Calm, composed, and unperturbed.

Venerable middle-aged or elderly male role, typically wearing an artificial beard, in Chinese opera.

lou5 sang1 soeng4 taam4

老生常談老生常谈

Platitude; cliché; commonplace remarks that are often repeated and lack novelty.

Honest, trustworthy, and truthful.

lou5 sat6 baa1 gaau1

老實巴交老实巴交

Simple, honest, and good-natured; docile and biddable.

lou5 sat6 syut3

老實說老实说

Honestly speaking; to be frank.

lou5 sau1 sing4 nou6

To fly into a rage out of shame or embarrassment.

An old hand, veteran, or experienced person in a particular field.

Lao She, a Chinese novelist and dramatist.

A loser; a person who is unsuccessful in life.

An old pal, lifelong friend, or very close buddy.

Master stock; a spiced, dark aromatic broth used for poaching and braising meat, poultry, and eggs.

Seasoned and experienced.

Spiced marinade or brine used for steeping or braising food.

lou5 seoi2 aap2

老水鴨老水鸭

Duck cooked in a spiced master stock; soy-marinated duck.

lou5 seoi2 aap3

鹵水鴨卤水鸭

Soy-marinated duck or brine-soaked duck.

Lu Xun, a prominent modern Chinese writer of the early twentieth century.

Teacher; an honorific address for someone who imparts knowledge or skills.

History of the Kingdom of Lu.

An experienced but stubborn, conservative, or crafty senior figure.

Always; constantly, often with a tone of impatience.

Presbyopia; the gradual loss of the eyes' ability to focus on nearby objects, typically associated with aging.

lou5 si6 ngaan5

老視眼老视眼

Presbyopia; age-related farsightedness.

Old-fashioned, old-style, or outdated.

Old town; the historic or older part of a city.