Cantonese words starting with L

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to sneer; grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc)

laang5 siu3 waa2

冷笑話冷笑话

harsh words; bitter remarks

(metallurgy) cold-rolled; cold-rolling

laang5 zaau1 jit6 fung3

冷嘲熱諷冷嘲热讽

frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule

grave and stern

cold and desolate

(US-Soviet) Cold War

arrow shot with the target unaware of

calm; cool-headed; dispassionate

laang5 zing6 kei4

冷靜期冷静期

cooling-off period (divorces, purchases, surgeries)

chubby (kid); (Cant.) to collect, seize, grab

(Cantonese); to grab (a lot)

laap3 gaa2 caang1

to grab one's tools or instruments [colloquial]

verb; get the stuff (and leave)

laap3 laap3 ling3

(adjective) shiny and sparkle

laap3 laap3 ling6

shiny; well-polished

to gather the last of what is remaining; to take possession of something

laap3 mong5 ding2

擸網頂擸纲顶

to obtain the best results; to seize the top position in order to have the most authority and control

see 垃圾lājī [垃圾], garbage, refuse, waste, trash

to stand; to establish; to draw up (an agreement); immediately; upright; to appoint; to exist

12th lunar month; year end sacrifice

cured duck; pressed dried salted duck

laap6 baak3 beng6 duk6

mimeograph stencil

8th of December in Lunar calendar

laap6 baat3 zit3

臘八節腊八节

Laba rice porridge festival, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month

laap6 baat3 zuk1

臘八粥腊八粥

Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar

(verb) to build a moral conduct; set up great behaviours

crayon (wax type)

laap6 bat1 siu2 san1

蠟筆小新蜡笔小新

Crayon Shin-chan, manga and anime series

thin foil to make paper money for the dead

Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August

laap6 ceng1 zi2

蠟青紙蜡青纸

Lichun or Beginning of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 4th-18th February

candlestick with a spike, onto which candles are impaled

(food) Hong Kong style sausage

laap6 coeng2 fu3

臘腸褲腊肠裤

slim fitting pants

laap6 coeng2 gyun2

臘腸卷腊肠卷

Chinese pork sausage roll

position; CL:個|个[ge4]

Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

immediately; at once; to stand