Cantonese words starting with L

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laai1 daai6 laam6

拉大纜拉大缆

Tug of war; a contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope.

Related to the Latin language or culture.

laai1 ding1 man4

Latin; the historical Indo-European language of ancient Rome and the official language of the Vatican.

laai1 ding1 mei5 zau1

Latin America; South and Central America, where Romance languages like Spanish and Portuguese predominate.

laai1 ding1 mou5

Latin dance; a broad category of ballroom and folk dances originating in Latin America.

laai1 ding1 zi6 mou5

Latin script or Latin alphabet, developed from the ancient Roman alphabet.

To stretch; to do stretching exercises.

Library, especially a university library.

To engage in a seesaw struggle, where neither side makes significant progress and both sides repeatedly gain and lose ground.

laai1 gwaan1 hai6

拉關係拉关系

To try to curry favor, build connections, or establish a relationship with someone.

To solicit customers, especially by approaching people directly on the street.

laai1 haak3 zai2

A person who solicits customers for a long-distance coach, hotel, or other business.

laai1 hau6 teoi2

拉後腿拉后腿

To hold someone back; to hinder or impede progress.

To pull open, pull apart, or unzip.

To arrest someone or catch a criminal.

laai1 laai1 ce2 ce2

To tug and pull at someone without letting go, or to drag out an ineffective activity.

To pull a towline or haul a boat from the shore; a tracker or boat-puller.

Zipper; a device used to fasten two pieces of fabric or soft material together, commonly on clothes or bags.

laai1 lok6 seoi2

To drag someone into a mess, involving or blaming them for something that is not their fault.

To win someone over or pull them to one's side; to curry favor to gain someone's support.

laai1 maai4 tin1 coeng1

To get married; to tie the knot.

To come last or be the very last in sequence.

Last; final; at the very end.

The youngest daughter in a family.

laai1 ngau4 soeng5 syu6

拉牛上樹拉牛上树

To make a futile, pointless, or impossibly difficult attempt that yields no results.

To canvass for votes; to solicit political support or votes for a candidate or a proposition.

Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet, located in western China.

License; a loanword for a permit or official document.

A handle or pull.

laai1 si1 wai4 gaa1 si1

拉斯維加斯拉斯维加斯

Las Vegas, a city in Nevada, USA.

To lay, install, or run cables and wiring, such as electrical or network cables.

To pull up, close, or connect; also to arrest or catch.

laai1 soeng5 bou2 haa6

拉上補下拉上补下

On average; taking things together to make up for deficits with surpluses.

Lysol; brand name of cleaning and disinfectant products.

laai1 tau4 laam6

拉頭纜拉头缆

To speak first or take the lead in doing something.

laai1 tau4 maa5

拉頭馬拉头马

To parade a winning horse after a race.

To pull until broken; to snap, tear, or pull off by force.

On average; averaged out.

To stop working; to finish a shift (originally taxi driver jargon).

laai1 zaap6 fong3 gau2

拉閘放狗拉闸放狗

To pull down the shutters and finish for the day, or to close up and turn away visitors.

The youngest son.

laai1 zai2 laai1 sam1 gon1

孻仔拉心肝

To spoil or deeply dote on the youngest child, who is typically the favorite.

laai1 zai2 laai1 sam1 gon1 laai1 neoi5 laai1 ng5 zong6

孻仔拉心肝孻女拉五臟孻仔拉心肝孻女拉五脏

The youngest child always receives the most attention and affection from their parents.

To pull and hold onto something; to hold back or detain.

To lick; to pass the tongue over.

laai2 haai4 dai2

賴鞋底赖鞋底

To suck up to someone, especially when the attempt backfires or is done to the wrong person.

To perform cunnilingus, or figuratively, to get into deep trouble.

laai2 hai1 zai2

A derogatory term used to insult someone, similar to little bastard or motherfucker.

To get into trouble, get caught, or mess up.