Cantonese words starting with L

7,259 entries

to look from a distance

grind; whetstone

beautiful; attached

lai6 bing1 mut3 maa5

厲兵秣馬厉兵秣马

prepare for going into battle or getting any work done

see 荔波縣|荔波县[Li4 bo1 Xian4]

荔波縣荔波县

Libo, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Guizhou

meals of the day [colloquial]

beautiful wordage

beautiful wordage

lai6 ci4 kaa1 dang1

麗池卡登丽池卡登

Ritz-Carlton (hotel chain)

(euphemism) menstrual period; legal holiday

lai6 gaai1 naa4

麗佳娜丽佳娜

example sentence

Lai King, a town situated in southern New Territories in Hong Kong

see 麗江市|丽江市[Li4 jiang1 Shi4]

lai6 gong1 gu2 sing4

麗江古城丽江古城

Lijiang old town (in Yunnan)

麗江市丽江市

Lijiang, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]

malicious spirit; devil

routine (task, procedure etc)

lai6 hang4 gung1 si6

routine business; mere formality

lai6 hang4 zit3 joek3

厲行節約厉行节约

to practice strict economy (idiom)

(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of an animal) fierce; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong

introductory remarks

photo of a (married) couple

for example; for instance; such as

(lexicography) illustrative phrase; sample word or phrase

beautiful wordage

Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park

lai6 muk6 ji4 si6

厲目而視厉目而视

to cut sb a severe look (idiom)

the usual; the standard; often used in ordering meals where it means the standard or normal quantity or dish(s)

lai6 paai4 coi3

see 荔浦市[Li4 pu3 Shi4]

in a sharp, forceful voice

lit. usual water, meaning tasteless soup provided by Hong Kong restaurants

see 麗水市|丽水市[Li2 shui3 Shi4]

麗水市丽水市

Lishui, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]

(bird species of China) beautiful nuthatch (Sitta formosa)

lai6 sik1 cou3 mei4

麗色噪鶥丽色噪鹛

(bird species of China) red-winged laughingthrush (Trochalopteron formosum)

lai6 sik1 kei4 mei4

麗色奇鶥丽色奇鹛

(bird species of China) beautiful sibia (Heterophasia pulchella)

lai6 sing1 cou3 mei4

麗星噪鶥丽星噪鹛

(bird species of China) Bhutan laughingthrush (Trochalopteron imbricatum)