Cantonese words starting with L

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laan6 syun4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1

爛船都有三斤釘烂船都有三斤钉

there must be something useful in anything broken or disused (slang)

laan6 syun4 dou1 zung6 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1

爛船都仲有三斤釘烂船都仲有三斤钉

'the worst of the rich is still better than that of the poor'

laan6 taan1 zi2

爛攤子烂摊子

terrible mess; shambles

rotten to the core

laan6 tau4 seot1

爛頭蟀烂头蟀

someone who fights ferociously, especially a gangster; someone who is willing to risk it all despite being in a disadvantaged position

laan6 tung4 laan6 tit3

爛銅爛鐵烂铜烂铁

(noun) scrap metals

爛污貨烂污货

(noun) a gangster; a goon; a thug, a hoodlum

laan6 zau2 lou2

爛酒佬烂酒佬

(noun) alcoholic

laan6 zeoi3 jyu4 nai4

爛醉如泥烂醉如泥

(idiom) to be dead drunk; to be plastered

worthless; cheap (spoken)

broken (spoken)

disorganized accounts

(dialect) hooligan; low-life

a sweater; a woollen jumper

an alarm clock, ring a bell

(noun) knitting yarn

laang5*1 ngoi6 tou3

cardigan [written and colloquial]

laang5 baan2 dang3

to describe an undesirable position in job or have nothing to do

laang5 bat1 ding1

laang5 bat1 fong4

unexpectedly; at unawares; against expectations

laang5 bou6 lik6

non-physical abuse; the silent treatment

cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted

laang5 cing1 cing1

deserted; unfrequented; lonely

refrigeration; to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment

laang5 cong4 ce1

冷藏車冷藏车

refrigerated truck or wagon

laang5 cong4 fu3

冷藏庫冷藏库

laang5 cong4 soeng1

cooler; reefer container

laang5 daam6 gwaan1 hai6

冷淡關係冷淡关系

cold relations (e.g. between countries)

to freeze (food etc)

laang5 dung3 fu3

冷凍庫冷冻库

(noun) leftover rice or meal

laang5 faan6 coi3 zap1

冷飯菜汁冷饭菜汁

food leftovers from previous meals

to apply a cold compress

cold front (meteorology)

cold and sluggish

a worn-out palace where emperor houses their disliked empress or concubines