Cantonese words starting with L

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Experienced, mature, and dependable from having gone through a lot in life.

lou5 sing4 ci4 zung6

Experienced, cautious, prudent, and trustworthy.

lou5 sing4 keoi1

老城區老城区

Laocheng district of Luoyang, Henan; or more generally, the historic old town area of any city.

The old and the young; people of all ages.

lou5 siu3 gaai1 ji4

Suitable for both young and old; appealing to all age groups.

lou5 siu3 haam4 ji4

Suitable for all ages, including both the elderly and children.

lou5 siu3 mou4 hei1

老少無欺老少无欺

Sincere treatment to all customers, cheating neither the old nor the young.

lou5 siu3 ping4 on1

An auspiciously named dish of steamed tofu with minced fish paste.

lou5 soeng1 hou2

An old flame, ex-lover, or longtime sweetheart.

Halogen; the group of highly reactive nonmetallic elements in group 17 of the periodic table.

lou5 sou3 dang1

鹵素燈卤素灯

A halogen lamp or halogen bulb.

Lu Su, a statesman, diplomat, and strategist of Eastern Wu during the late Eastern Han dynasty.

Halogen; the group of halogen elements in the periodic table.

Rat or mouse; common rodent pests found in cities and farms.

lou5 syu2 baan1

Humpback grouper; panther grouper; high-fin grouper.

lou5 syu2 dung6

A mouse hole or rat hole.

老鼠貨老鼠货

Stolen goods, or goods of questionable origin.

lou5 syu2 gwo3 gaai1 ，jan4 jan4 haam3 daa2

老鼠過街，人人喊打老鼠过街，人人喊打

An object of universal hatred or condemnation, likened to a rat crossing the street that everyone chases down.

lou5 syu2 laai1 gwai1

老鼠拉龜老鼠拉龟

At a loss of how to start; at one's wit's end; having no way to tackle a problem.

lou5 syu2 laai1 gwai1 , mou4 cung4 haa6 sau2

老鼠拉龜，無從下手老鼠拉龟，无从下手

To face a problem that is impossible to tackle; to have no way to start solving a situation.

lou5 syu2 mei5 baa1

A follower of inferior stature or little importance.

lou5 syu2 to1 muk6 hin1 , daai6 tau4 zoi6 hau6 tau4

老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头

The most important, difficult, or troublesome part is yet to come.

Biceps; a colloquial term referring to the upper arm muscles.

An old lady; a term of address or reference for an elderly woman.

The state or appearance of old age.

lou5 taai3 gung1

A respectful term for an elderly gentleman.

老太爺老太爷

A respectful term of address for an elderly gentleman.

lou5 taai3 lung4 zung1

老態龍鍾老态龙钟

Senile, doddering, or decrepit; describing a state where one's mental or physical strength has declined due to old age.

lou5 taai3 taai3

An old lady; a respectful way to address or refer to someone else's elderly mother or wife.

An old man or one's father.

老頭兒老头儿

An old man, husband, or father.

老頭樂老头乐

Backscratcher, usually made of bamboo or wood.

老頭子老头子

An informal, sometimes disrespectful term of address for one's elderly father.

God, Heaven, or the heavens as a personified deity.

老天爺老天爷

God, Heaven, or the Lord of Heaven, as a personification of the sky in folk beliefs.

A salt pan or salt evaporation pond.

A glutton, gourmand, or foodie.

Hackneyed, cliché, or old-fashioned.

Old methods, cliches, or routine formulas.

A fellow drug addict, a peer of the same age, or someone with the same name.

To falsely accuse someone of a wrongdoing that they did not commit.

lou5 wo1 jan4 man4 man4 zyu2 gung6 wo4 gwok3

老撾人民民主共和國老挝人民民主共和国

Lao People's Democratic Republic

To capture or take hostage.

To capture or take prisoner during a conflict.

lou5 wong2 maai6 gwaa1 ，zi6 maai6 zi6 kwaa1

老王賣瓜，自賣自誇老王卖瓜，自卖自夸

To praise one's own goods, abilities, or achievements; every potter praises his own pot.

lou5 wong4 lik6

老皇曆老皇历

An obsolete almanac; an outdated practice, ideas, or rules that are no longer applicable.

A nickname for Mong Kok.

老烏恰老乌恰

Ulugqat, a township in Xinjiang, China.

A ceramic teapot.