Cantonese words starting with L

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To whizz or make a rushing sound as the wind blows.

To distill; the process of distillation.

A bay horse with a black mane and tail.

To leave blank space or keep details unsaid in art and media to allow room for imagination.

To repeat a grade or class, usually due to poor academic performance.

A long-standing defect, abuse of power, or violation.

Liu Bei, the founder of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.

lau4 bei6 hyut3

To have a nosebleed; to bleed from the nose.

lau4 bei6 seoi2

To have a runny nose.

lau4 bei6 ze3 ging1 zau1

劉備借荊州刘备借荆州

An expression meaning "something borrowed is not going to be returned".

lau4 bing1 coeng4

溜冰場溜冰场

Ice skating rink; a place for ice skating.

To stay; to halt or remain for a moment instead of leaving.

To have a miscarriage, or for a plan to fall through or be aborted prematurely.

留產所留产所

Maternity home; a place where pregnant women give birth with the assistance of professional midwives.

Storey, floor, or level of a building.

To pour out, leak, flow out, or spill.

lau4 cin1 zoeng1

流千張流千张

Counterfeit banknotes.

Process, procedure, or workflow; the series of steps taken to complete a task from start to finish.

Smooth, natural, and free-flowing without interruption or hesitation.

Flow velocity; the speed at which a fluid flows.

To spread, circulate, or be passed down to future generations.

Stray bullet; a bullet that has deviated from its original flight path and hit outside the target area.

To stay behind or remain in a place, or to leave something behind.

The floor-to-ceiling height of a room or floor.

To leave something until a later time, or leave it for someone else to handle.

Mobile, shifting, or liquid; not fixed in one place.

lau4 dung6 din6 waa2

流動電話流动电话

Mobile phone; cellular phone.

Pre-sale property; an uncompleted residential unit sold before construction is finished.

Liuhua Road, a road in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

To keep, save, or reserve something for later use.

lau4 faan1 baai3 saan1 sin1 gong2

留番拜山先講留番拜山先讲

Save it for the grave-sweeping festival; a phrase used to reject a topic or delay discussing it.

lau4 fau4 saan1

Lau Fau Shan, an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong known for its oysters.

To banish or exile a convicted criminal to a remote area.

A multi-storey house or building.

lau4 gaa1 ling4

劉嘉玲刘嘉玲

Carina Lau, a prominent Hong Kong actress.

lau4 gaa1 loeng4

劉家良刘家良

Lau Kar-Leung, a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, choreographer, and martial artist.

Flu; influenza; short for 流行性感冒.

lau4 gong1 waa4

劉江華刘江华

Lau Kong-wah, a Hong Kong politician who served as the Secretary for Home Affairs.

Mole cricket, a type of insect that is a pest in paddy fields.

Liu Xia, a Chinese artist and poet, and the wife of the late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo.

Downstairs, the floor below, or the ground floor and the immediate area outside a building.

Someone who makes a loss when speculating on properties.

Popular, fashionable, and widely accepted by the public.

lau4 hang4 beng6

Epidemic; an infectious disease that spreads quickly among many people in a short time.

lau4 hang4 bong2

The music charts; hit list.

lau4 hang4 kuk1

Pop song; a popular song in the mainstream market.

lau4 hang4 sing3 gam2 mou6

流行性感冒

Influenza; a contagious respiratory illness caused by flu viruses.