Cantonese words starting with L

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lau4 hau2 seoi2

To drool or salivate.

留後手留后手

To keep a backup plan or leave a way out for unforeseen circumstances.

Bangs; fringe; hair hanging down over the forehead.

To study abroad or overseas.

lau4 hok6 saang1

留學生留学生

An overseas student; a student studying abroad.

To sweat or perspire.

To bleed; for blood to flow out of an animal's circulatory system.

To remain in office, retain a post, or continue in a position.

Fake, counterfeit, or fabricated things.

Fake, counterfeit, or low-quality goods.

To stay in a hospital for treatment and observation; to be hospitalized.

To pay attention to, take notice of, or keep in mind.

劉以達刘以达

Tats Lau, a singer-songwriter and actor in Hong Kong.

Rumor, gossip, or baseless talk that spreads around.

To leave a message or a comment.

lau4 jin4 fei1 jyu5

流言蜚語流言蜚语

Unfounded rumors or gossip without evidence.

To take a photograph as a memento.

To deteriorate or degenerate into a worse state or situation.

A building, housing, or property; can refer to an entire building or an individual unit.

Property deed; the sales contract and legal document proving property ownership.

To repeat a school year or grade.

Ryukyu, the ancient name for Okinawa.

To skim through or scan; to browse a website.

lau4 laam5 hei3

瀏覽器浏览器

Web browser; a software program used to view web pages.

During; in the middle of a specific period of time.

lau4 lei4 long5 dong6

流離朗蕩流离朗荡

To wander around aimlessly, or to be displaced, destitute, and homeless.

lau4 lei4 sat1 so2

流離失所流离失所

To become homeless and displaced due to disaster or war.

Fluent; describing speech that is clear, smooth, and natural.

Durian; a large, spiky Southeast Asian fruit known for its strong aroma and creamy yellow flesh.

To linger, loiter, or hang around a place.

lau4 lin4 mong4 faan2

流連忘返流连忘返

To linger on, enjoying a place so much that one is reluctant to leave.

The age of a building, usually calculated in years from its completion.

False information, groundless rumors, or fake news.

A low-level member of a bandit gang; a lackey, minion, or henchman.

Rate or amount of flow, including liquids, electricity, data, or physical traffic.

To roam about, wander, or live as a vagrant without a settled home.

lau4 long6 dung6 mat6

流浪動物流浪动物

lau4 long6 gau2

Stray dog; a homeless dog with no owner that wanders around.

lau4 long6 hon3

流浪漢流浪汉

A homeless person, vagrant, or tramp.

To reveal, express, or show feelings or traits, often unintentionally.

To feel deep attachment to a person or place, being reluctant to leave or let go.

流馬尿流马尿

To cry or shed tears.

Hooligan, rogue, or gangster.

lau4 mei5 gwan1

劉美君刘美君

Prudence Liew, a singer and actress in Hong Kong.

Floor of a building, the dining area of a restaurant, or a waiter who works in that area.

Lumen; the unit of luminous flux measuring visible light.

To go into exile; to flee one's country for political reasons.

lau4 mong4 zing3 fu2

Government in exile; a government operating abroad due to political persecution in its home country.

lau4 mung6 hung4

劉夢熊刘梦熊

Lew Mon-Hung, a Hong Kong businessman and politician nicknamed "Dream Bear".

To deliberately make things difficult for someone; to give someone a hard time.