Cantonese words starting with L

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A youngster or a low-ranking triad member.

Simpleton, silly person, or fool.

０靚ｋｅｎｔ０靓ｋｅｎｔ

A young dude or young lad.

A young, petite, amateur, or sub-par female promotional model.

Pseudo-model; a young model who lacks formal training and gains popularity through her looks and figure.

Young female model, typically a teenage amateur model without professional training who works at promotional events.

０靚妹０靓妹

A young, teenage girl.

Young girl; young female.

leng1 mui1 zai2

０靚妹仔０靓妹仔

leng1 mui1 zai2

靚妹仔靓妹仔

Young girl; little girl.

Young girl; teenage girl, often used with a slightly derogatory or condescending tone.

A young, teenage, or adolescent girl.

０靚仔０靓仔

A young lad, kid, or youth.

Young man, boy, lad, or young fellow.

An inexperienced young man, boy, or teenager.

Beautiful, pretty, good-looking, or of high quality.

leng3 baau3 geng3

靚爆鏡靓爆镜

Gorgeous or extremely pretty, or having a highly outstanding outfit.

leng3 dou3 baau3 dang1

靚到爆燈靓到爆灯

Extremely beautiful or gorgeous; dressed up spectacularly.

leng3 dou3 dam2 jat1 seng1

靚到沊一聲靓到沊一声

Unbelievably gorgeous; extremely beautiful.

leng3 dou3 wan4

靚到暈靓到晕

Extremely beautiful; so gorgeous that one would faint.

leng3 dou3 wan4

靚到暉靓到晖

Gorgeous or stunningly beautiful.

A beautiful or nice song.

leng3 haa1 wong4

靚蝦王靓虾王

Fairy King Prawn, a famous champion horse racing in Hong Kong in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

High-quality goods or beautiful things.

Pretty, beautiful, or handsome.

Beautiful; pretty; descriptive of a woman with an attractive appearance.

Nice, beautiful, or fashionable clothes.

Nice, delicious soup that has been slow-cooked with care.

A handsome or good-looking young man, or used informally as a friendly form of address for an adult male.

Used after a base numeral or classifier to express a small, remaining approximate quantity.

leng4 jyu4 kau4

鯪魚球鲮鱼球

Dace fish balls, a common Cantonese dish made from minced mud carp meat.

A hill, mountain, or mountain range.

To receive, get, or collect something from someone.

To be in the lead or in a leading position during a competition or race.

To be fooled, tricked, or taken in.

Collar, neckline, or the front opening of a garment where the head goes through.

To fall into a trap, make a blunder, or face unexpected trouble.

leng5 soeng6 hoi1 faa1

嶺上開花岭上开花

A winning hand in Japanese mahjong where a player wins on a tile drawn from the dead wall.

A necktie; a tie.

Necktie; a decorative strip of cloth worn around the collar of a shirt under a suit.

To squeeze one's head or upper body into a narrow space, or to crowd and rub against someone.

Palm tree; a type of tropical tree.

Base in baseball.

To beat, grind, or strike; a platform or arena for martial arts contests.

Logs rolled down from a city wall as a defensive weapon against attackers.

A Chinese surname, usually transliterated as "Lo" or "Lou".

Rope, to bind or twist around, or to accumulate in heaps.

Weak, thin, emaciated, or exhausted.

Flower bud, or used in names and transliterations.