Cantonese words starting with L
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老成
lou5 sing4mature; sophisticated
老成持重
lou5 sing4 ci4 zung6old and wise
老城區老城区
lou5 sing4 keoi1Laocheng, a district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luo4 yang2 Shi4], Henan
老少
lou5 siu3the old and the young
老少皆宜
lou5 siu3 gaai1 ji4suitable for both the young and the old
老少咸宜
lou5 siu3 haam4 ji4suitable for young and old
老少無欺老少无欺
lou5 siu3 mou4 hei1cheating neither old nor young; Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
老少平安
lou5 siu3 ping4 on1the old and the young are all safe and sound, the name for a dish of steamed tofu with fish paste
老相好
lou5 soeng1 hou2an ex-lover [colloquial]
鹵素卤素
lou5 sou3halogen (chemistry)
鹵素燈卤素灯
lou5 sou3 dang1a halide torch; a halogen lamp
魯肅鲁肃
lou5 suk1Lu Su or Lu Zijing 魯子敬|鲁子敬 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳|东吴
鹵屬卤属
lou5 suk6see 鹵素|卤素[lu3 su4]
老鼠
lou5 syu2rat; mouse (CL:隻|只[zhi1])
老鼠斑
lou5 syu2 baan1Panther Grouper; humpback grouper; high fin grouper
老鼠洞
lou5 syu2 dung6mouse hole
老鼠貨老鼠货
lou5 syu2 fo3(slang) stolen goods
老鼠過街，人人喊打老鼠过街，人人喊打
lou5 syu2 gwo3 gaai1 ，jan4 jan4 haam3 daa2lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)
老鼠拉龜老鼠拉龟
lou5 syu2 laai1 gwai1don't know where to start; don't know how to handle [colloquial]
老鼠拉龜，無從下手老鼠拉龟，无从下手
lou5 syu2 laai1 gwai1 , mou4 cung4 haa6 sau2like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
老鼠尾巴
lou5 syu2 mei5 baa1lit. rat's tail; fig. a follower of inferior stature
老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头
lou5 syu2 to1 muk6 hin1 , daai6 tau4 zoi6 hau6 tau4when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second; the cockroach principle
老鼠仔
lou5 syu2 zai2muscular biceps; literally 'small rat'(same shape)
老太
lou5 taai3old lady
老態老态
lou5 taai3old and frail; doddering; infirmities of old age
老太公
lou5 taai3 gung1aged gentleman (dialect, respectful term)
老太爺老太爷
lou5 taai3 je4elderly gentleman (respectful)
老態龍鍾老态龙钟
lou5 taai3 lung4 zung1(idiom) doddering; senile
老太婆
lou5 taai3 po2old woman (at times contemptuous)
老太太
lou5 taai3 taai3elderly lady (respectful); CL:位[wei4]
老頭老头
lou5 tau4old fellow; father
老頭兒老头儿
lou5 tau4 ji4see 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]
老頭樂老头乐
lou5 tau4 lok6backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
老頭子老头子
lou5 tau4 zi2(coll.) old man
老天
lou5 tin1God
老天爺老天爷
lou5 tin1 je4God
鹵田卤田
lou5 tin4a saltpan
老饕
lou5 tou1glutton
老套
lou5 tou3hackneyed; same old story
老套子
lou5 tou3 zi2old methods
老同
lou5 tung4someone with the same name or similar name; fellow mates who are of the same age; a fellow drug addict; a homosexual; an associate; a “crony”; a fellow inmate [colloquial]
老屈
lou5 wat1to wrongly accuse someone; to frame someone
老撾人民民主共和國老挝人民民主共和国
lou5 wo1 jan4 man4 man4 zyu2 gung6 wo4 gwok3Lao People's Democratic Republic
擄獲掳获
lou5 wok6to capture (sb)
虜獲虏获
lou5 wok6capture (people)
老王賣瓜，自賣自誇老王卖瓜，自卖自夸
lou5 wong2 maai6 gwaa1 ，zi6 maai6 zi6 kwaa1every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
老皇曆老皇历
lou5 wong4 lik6(lit.) past years' almanac
老旺
lou5 wong6Mongkok, Hong Kong [colloquial]
老烏恰老乌恰
lou5 wu1 hap1same as 烏魯克恰提|乌鲁克恰提 in Xinjiang
滷壺卤壶
lou5 wu2a ceramic teapot
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