Cantonese words starting with L

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To kill, put to death, or cause the death of someone or something.

To wake someone up; to rouse someone from sleep.

To crumble; to break or crush into small pieces.

To hurt, injure, or wound someone or oneself.

Alley or laneway.

To get a good grasp of; to understand thoroughly.

To distort, twist, or make crooked.

To break, damage, or ruin something.

To confuse or mix up, failing to differentiate between things or people.

To take something away, remove it, or get rid of it.

To crumple, wrinkle, or crease something.

lung6 zeoi2 lung6 sit3

To stir up trouble, cause disputes, or gossip behind people's backs.

To give birth to a boy, used as a congratulatory expression to parents.

lung6 zoeng1 zi1 hei2

Congratulations or celebration on the birth of a baby boy.

To make dirty, soil, or smear.

To spoil, mess up, or bungle something.

Crooked, curved, curly, or tortuous.

lyun1 gung1 haa1 mai5

攣弓蝦米挛弓虾米

Curved, curled, or hunched up like a cooked shrimp.

Winding, twisting, or meandering.

Curly hair; having curly or wavy hair.

To admire, cherish, or love.

To love or be in love, particularly in the romantic, pre-marital, or early stages of a relationship.

Romantic love; a love affair before marriage.

Home-loving, or reluctant to leave or be away from home.

To feel nostalgic; to cling to or cherish the past.

lyun2 gau6 cing4 git3

戀舊情結恋旧情结

Nostalgia, or a psychological complex of dwelling on the past.

lyun2 goek3 pik1

戀腳癖恋脚癖

Foot fetish; a sexual interest in feet.

Lover; a person who is in a romantic relationship with another.

To act recklessly, irresponsibly, or without proper knowledge or planning.

Disorderly, chaotic, or in a state of confusion.

lyun2 lyun2 bat1 se2

戀戀不捨恋恋不舍

Reluctant to part with; unable to bear leaving or letting go of someone or something.

Fetishism; sexual fetishism.

lyun2 mat6 kwong4

戀物狂恋物狂

Sexual fetishism, or a person who has a sexual fetish.

lyun2 mat6 pik1

戀物癖恋物癖

Fetishism, especially sexual fetishism.

lyun2 mou5 cing4 git3

戀母情結恋母情结

Oedipus complex

To be enamored of, deeply love, or be sentimentally attached to a person or place.

To talk nonsense; to speak thoughtlessly or without coherence.

To have a sentimental attachment to a place, or to be nostalgic about it.

To be in love; to have a romantic relationship, especially before marriage.

戀屍癖恋尸癖

Pedophilia; sexual attraction to children.

lyun2 tung4 faan2

戀童犯恋童犯

Pedophile; a person who commits child sexual abuse.

lyun2 tung4 pik1

戀童癖恋童癖

Pedophilia; pedophilic disorder, where an adult has sexual impulses toward pre-pubescent children.

To be reluctant to give up one's post, authority, or status.

To zealously continue fighting; to be unwilling to stop a struggle or contest.

Twin; born of the same pregnancy.

A range of pointed mountains or hills.

Curled, wavy, or curvy; not straight.