Cantonese words starting with L

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礼花
lai5 faa1fireworks
礼法
lai5 faat3etiquette
礼废乐崩
lai5 fai3 ngok6 bang1see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
礼服
lai5 fuk6(clothing) Formal Wear
礼教
lai5 gaau3Confucian code of ethics
礼教吃人
lai5 gaau3 hek3 jan4sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
礼金
lai5 gam1monetary gift
礼记
lai5 gei3Classic of Rites
礼经
lai5 ging1Classic of Rites (same as 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4])
礼券
lai5 gyun3gift voucher
礼器
lai5 hei3ritual object; sacrificial vessel
礼轻情意重
lai5 hing1 cing4 ji3 zung6goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behin...
礼轻人意重
lai5 hing1 jan4 ji3 zung6slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, ...
礼轻人意重,千里送鹅毛
lai5 hing1 jan4 ji3 zung6 ,cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); I...
礼衣边
lai5 ji1 bin1(Chinese radical) in a component form "衤"
礼仪
lai5 ji4etiquette
礼义
lai5 ji6righteousness
礼义廉耻
lai5 ji6 lim4 ci2(idiom) propriety, justice, integrity and a sense of shame (i.e. the four soc...
礼贤下士
lai5 jin4 haa6 si6respect for the wise
礼让
lai5 joeng6to show consideration for (others); courtesy
鳢鱼
lai5 jyu2blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)
礼遇
lai5 jyu6courtesy; polite reception
澧县
lai5 jyun6Li County or Lixian, a county in Changde City 常德市[Chang2 de2 Shi4], Hunan
礼县
lai5 jyun6Li County or Lixian, a county in Longnan City 隴南市|陇南市[Long3 nan2 Shi4], Gansu
蠡县
lai5 jyun6Li County or Lixian, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei
lai5 ling4see 醴陵市[Li3 ling2 Shi4]
lai5 ling4 si5Liling, a county-level city in Zhuzhou City 株洲市[Zhu1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
礼乐
lai5 lok6(noun) ritual and music; ritual music
礼貌
lai5 maau6courtesy; politeness; manners
礼物
lai5 mat6gift; present
礼帽
lai5 mou2hat that goes with formal dress
礼乐崩坏
lai5 ngok6 bang1 waai6see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
礼炮
lai5 paau3gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute)
礼炮号
lai5 paau3 hou6Salyut (salute), Russian spacecraft series
礼聘
lai5 ping3(verb) to hire; to employ
lai5 seoi2Lishui river in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖
礼尚往来
lai5 soeng6 wong5 loi4(saying) 1. Reciprocate; 2. Treated others with kindness as how they will tre...
礼数
lai5 sou3etiquette
礼堂
lai5 tong4assembly hall; auditorium
礼坏乐崩
lai5 waai6 ngok6 bang1see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
礼赞
lai5 zaan3to praise
礼制
lai5 zai3etiquette
礼节
lai5 zit3etiquette
礼俗
lai5 zuk6etiquette
lai6example; rule; instance; conventional
lai6husband and wife; spouse
lai6to encourage; to strive; to exert oneself
lai6to bend; to go against; perverse; humiliation; crime; to reach
lai6plucking method for the pipa, a traditional Chinese instrument
lai6ulcer; sore; pestile

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