Cantonese words starting with L

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lou5 wu4 lei2(fig.) old fox; a wily, shrewd person

老糊塗老糊涂

lou5 wu4 tou4dotard

lou5 zaap6a police officer who investigates crimes

lou5 zat1alkalinity

lou5 zau2wine, esp. Shaoxing wine

lou5 ze2old man; elderly man

老資格老资格

lou5 zi1 gaak3veteran

lou5 zi2Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism

魯子敬鲁子敬

lou5 zi2 ging3Lu Zijing or Lu Su 魯肅|鲁肃 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳|东吴

老字號老字号

lou5 zi6 hou6shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation

lou5 zik1(adj.) describes a young person or a child who behaves and thinks in a mature way; a young but worldly person

lou5 zim1Tsim Sha Tsui (spoken)

lou5 zoek3thief; pickpocket (slang)

老著臉老着脸

lou5 zoek6 lim5shamelessly

lou5 zoeng3lit. old general; fig. old-timer

lou5 zoeng3lit. old account; fig. old scores to settle; old grudge

lou5 zoeng6sir (respectful form of address for an old man)

lou5 zok3faking (spoken)

lou5 zong1Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism

lou5 zong6a solicitor; a lawyer [colloquial]

lou5 zou2a long time ago

lou5 zou2ancestor (spoken)

lou5 zuk6see 鹵素|卤素[lu3 su4]

lou5 zung1a distant relative who shares a common ancestor; someone of the same clan; someone with a same surname

lou5 zung2boss; (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA; (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer

lou5 zyut3old fart (usually in self-reference)

lou6surname Lao

lou6name of a river

lou6bribe; to send a gift of money or goods

lou6road M: 条tiáo [条]; route; sort; path; journey; a surname; course; the record of each baccarat game; tendency; way forward

lou6chariot; a carriage pull bar

lou6(food) a form of Hong Kong style dessert

lou6 baa3brigand; (PRC) person who sets up an illegal toll

lou6 baak6to reveal one's valuables inadvertently

路北區路北区

lou6 bak1 keoi1Lubei, a district of Tangshan City 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4], Hebei

路不拾遺路不拾遗

lou6 bat1 sap6 wai4lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)

lou6 bin1curb; roadside; wayside

路邊雞路边鸡

lou6 bin1 gai1a streetwalker prostitute [colloquial]

lou6 biu1road sign

lou6 bo1 lou6 haai5to expose one's breasts and genitals; full frontal nudity [colloquial]

lou6 bui3(of a garment) backless; halterneck

lou6 cau2to make a fool of oneself

lou6 ceot1to expose; also pr. [lou4 chu1]

露出馬腳露出马脚

lou6 ceot1 maa5 goek3to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature

lou6 ci1person with a poor sense of direction

lou6 ci2to grin

露齒而笑露齿而笑

lou6 ci2 ji4 siu3to grin

lou6 cing4route; distance traveled

lou6 dai2to let out a secret

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