Cantonese words starting with L
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立地成佛
laap6 dei6 sing4 fat6to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
立頓立顿
laap6 deon6Lipton (name)
立定
laap6 ding6(verb) to determine; to decide
立定心水
laap6 ding6 sam1 seoi2(verb) to make up someone's mind (especially when procrastinating)
立定跳遠立定跳远
laap6 ding6 tiu3 jyun5standing long jump
立刀旁
laap6 dou1 pong4name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi rad...
立冬
laap6 dung1Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st No...
立法
laap6 faat3(adjective) Legislative (council)
立法機關立法机关
laap6 faat3 gei1 gwaan1legislature
立法局
laap6 faat3 guk2Legislative Council
立法院
laap6 faat3 jyun2Legislative Yuan, the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China
立法委員立法委员
laap6 faat3 wai2 jyun4member of the Legislative Yuan (Tw)
立法委員會立法委员会
laap6 faat3 wai2 jyun4 wui2legislative committee
立法會立法会
laap6 faat3 wui2legislative council
立方根
laap6 fong1 gan1cube root (math.)
立方公尺
laap6 fong1 gung1 cek3(Tw) cubic meter (m³)
立方米
laap6 fong1 mai5cubic meter (m³)
立方體立方体
laap6 fong1 tai2cube
立架撐立架撑
laap6 gaa3 caang1to grab ; equipment
立架生
laap6 gaa3 caang1to grab ; equipment
立交
laap6 gaau1abbr. for 立體交叉|立体交叉[li4 ti3 jiao1 cha1] overpass
立交橋立交桥
laap6 gaau1 kiu4overpass
立腳點立脚点
laap6 goek3 dim2standpoint
立竿見影立竿见影
laap6 gon1 gin3 jing2lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)
立功
laap6 gung1achievements
立功贖罪立功赎罪
laap6 gung1 suk6 zeoi6Atone for one's crimes by a good deed
立國立国
laap6 gwok3to found a country
立下
laap6 haa6to set up
立夏
laap6 haa6Lixia or Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-20th May
立刻
laap6 hak1immediately; at once; right away
臘克腊克
laap6 hak1lacquer (loanword)
立克次體立克次体
laap6 hak1 ci3 tai2Rickettsia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)
臘起腊起
laap6 hei2to be put into a situation where there is no way out
立憲立宪
laap6 hin3to set up a constitution
立可白
laap6 ho2 baak6correction fluid (loanword from "Liquid Paper") (Tw)
立項立项
laap6 hong6to launch a project
立意
laap6 ji3(verb) to aim; to decide
蠟染蜡染
laap6 jim5batik (color printing on cloth using wax)
立言
laap6 jin4Achieve glory by writing
立約立约
laap6 joek3to make a contract
臘肉腊肉
laap6 juk6preserved meat
立絨立绒
laap6 jung4velvet
立於不敗之地立于不败之地
laap6 jyu1 bat1 baai6 zi1 dei6Remain invincible
立魚立鱼
laap6 jyu2tilapia
臘月腊月
laap6 jyut6twelfth lunar month
立立靚立立靓
laap6 laap6 ling3shiny; glossy [colloquial]
立立雜雜立立杂杂
laap6 laap6 zaap6 zaap6(noun) everything; all low value thing in disarray; clutter
立例
laap6 lai6(verb) to legislate; pass laws
立論立论
laap6 leon6to set forth one's view; to present one's argument
蠟療蜡疗
laap6 liu4wax therapy (used to treat arthritis etc)
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