Cantonese words starting with L

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Lhunze, a county in Shannan, Tibet.

lung4 zi2 jyun6

隆子縣隆子县

Lhünzê County, a county in Shannan, Tibet.

龍子湖龙子湖

Longzihu, a district of Bengbu in Anhui, China, or the lake it is named after.

lung4 zi2 wu4 keoi1

龍子湖區龙子湖区

Longzihu District, a district of Bengbu City in Anhui Province.

lung4 zing1 fu2 maang5

龍精虎猛龙精虎猛

Full of spirit, energy, and vitality.

Decrepit, senile, or weak from old age.

Grand, solemn, and ceremonial, typically describing ceremonies or rituals.

Dragon Ball, the famous Japanese anime and manga series.

lung4 zyu1 dou2

龍珠島龙珠岛

Pearl Island, an island in Hong Kong, China.

The border of farmland, used in place names.

To get closer or gather together.

A hill; also the short name for Gansu province.

Longchuan County in Yunnan Province, China.

lung5 cyun1 jyun6

隴川縣陇川县

Longchuan, a county in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan.

To monopolise; to have sole control over the price and supply of a specific product or industry.

The Longhai railway, connecting Lianyungang in Jiangsu with Lanzhou in Gansu.

lung5 hoi2 tit3 lou6

隴海鐵路陇海铁路

The Longhai Railway, a major east-west railway in China connecting Lianyungang in Jiangsu with Lanzhou in Gansu.

Long County, a county in Baoji, Shaanxi.

Furrow; a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plow.

Longnan, a prefecture-level city in Gansu province, China.

lung5 naam4 si5

隴南市陇南市

Longnan, a prefecture-level city in Gansu Province.

Longxi County in Dingxi, Gansu province.

lung5 sai1 jyun6

隴西縣陇西县

Longxi, a county in Dingxi City, Gansu

Vague, general, sketchy, or imprecise; not specific.

To grasp or clutch with the hand.

To chirp or sing, especially of birds.

To do, handle, make, or get into a specific state.

lung6 bat1 cing1

Unable to figure out or make head or tail of.

lung6 bat1 dung2

Unable to make sense of something; unable to understand.

To clarify, make clear, or fully understand a situation or problem.

To make a mistake, err, or miscalculate.

To lose something; to misplace.

To get hold of, obtain, or secure.

lung6 dou3 sau2

To get hold of; to acquire; to get into one's hands.

To figure out, make sense of, or understand something.

lung6 dung2 lung6 tung1

To get a thorough understanding of something.

lung6 gaa2 sing4 zan1

Pretense that turns into reality; to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true.

To bring to a deadlock; to reach an impasse or spoil a relationship.

lung6 gong1 seoi6 mei4

弄崗穗鶥弄岗穗鹛

Nonggang babbler; a bird species endemic to China.

lung6 haau2 faan2 zyut3

To outsmart oneself; to try a clever trick only to have it backfire and make things worse.

lung6 haau2 sing4 zyut3

To overreach oneself; to try to be clever but end up making a fool of oneself or spoiling things.

lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2

弄虛作假弄虚作假

To practice fraud, resort to deception, or employ trickery to deceive others.

To mess up, disarrange, or meddle with.

lung6 ming4 baak6

To figure out or understand how to do something.

To give birth to a girl, often used to congratulate new parents.

lung6 ngaa5 zi1 hei2

Congratulations on the birth of a baby girl.

To flatten; to make flat or level.

An emperor's favorite courtier, or a court jester.