Cantonese words starting with L

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laap6 dei6 sing4 fat6
立地成佛
to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
laap6 deon6
立頓立顿
Lipton (name)
laap6 ding6
立定
(verb) to determine; to decide
laap6 ding6 sam1 seoi2
立定心水
(verb) to make up someone's mind (especially when procrastinating)
laap6 ding6 tiu3 jyun5
立定跳遠立定跳远
standing long jump
laap6 dou1 pong4
立刀旁
name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dao4], 利[li4], 別|别[bie2] etc
laap6 dung1
立冬
Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st November
laap6 faat3
立法
(adjective) Legislative (council)
laap6 faat3 gei1 gwaan1
立法機關立法机关
legislature
laap6 faat3 guk2
立法局
Legislative Council
laap6 faat3 jyun2
立法院
Legislative Yuan, the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China
laap6 faat3 wai2 jyun4
立法委員立法委员
member of the Legislative Yuan (Tw)
laap6 faat3 wai2 jyun4 wui2
立法委員會立法委员会
legislative committee
laap6 faat3 wui2
立法會立法会
legislative council
laap6 fong1 gan1
立方根
cube root (math.)
laap6 fong1 gung1 cek3
立方公尺
(Tw) cubic meter (m³)
laap6 fong1 mai5
立方米
cubic meter (m³)
laap6 fong1 tai2
立方體立方体
cube
laap6 gaa3 caang1
立架撐立架撑
to grab ; equipment
laap6 gaa3 caang1
立架生
to grab ; equipment
laap6 gaau1
立交
abbr. for 立體交叉|立体交叉[li4 ti3 jiao1 cha1] overpass
laap6 gaau1 kiu4
立交橋立交桥
overpass
laap6 goek3 dim2
立腳點立脚点
standpoint
laap6 gon1 gin3 jing2
立竿見影立竿见影
lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)
laap6 gung1
立功
achievements
laap6 gung1 suk6 zeoi6
立功贖罪立功赎罪
Atone for one's crimes by a good deed
laap6 gwok3
立國立国
to found a country
laap6 haa6
立下
to set up
laap6 haa6
立夏
Lixia or Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-20th May
laap6 hak1
立刻
immediately; at once; right away
laap6 hak1
臘克腊克
lacquer (loanword)
laap6 hak1 ci3 tai2
立克次體立克次体
Rickettsia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)
laap6 hei2
臘起腊起
to be put into a situation where there is no way out
laap6 hin3
立憲立宪
to set up a constitution
laap6 ho2 baak6
立可白
correction fluid (loanword from "Liquid Paper") (Tw)
laap6 hong6
立項立项
to launch a project
laap6 ji3
立意
(verb) to aim; to decide
laap6 jim5
蠟染蜡染
batik (color printing on cloth using wax)
laap6 jin4
立言
Achieve glory by writing
laap6 joek3
立約立约
to make a contract
laap6 juk6
臘肉腊肉
preserved meat
laap6 jung4
立絨立绒
velvet
laap6 jyu1 bat1 baai6 zi1 dei6
立於不敗之地立于不败之地
Remain invincible
laap6 jyu2
立魚立鱼
tilapia
laap6 jyut6
臘月腊月
twelfth lunar month
laap6 laap6 ling3
立立靚立立靓
shiny; glossy [colloquial]
laap6 laap6 zaap6 zaap6
立立雜雜立立杂杂
(noun) everything; all low value thing in disarray; clutter
laap6 lai6
立例
(verb) to legislate; pass laws
laap6 leon6
立論立论
to set forth one's view; to present one's argument
laap6 liu4
蠟療蜡疗
wax therapy (used to treat arthritis etc)