Cantonese words starting with L

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lai6 sing1 liu4 mei4
丽星鹩鹛
(bird species of China) spotted elachura (Elachura formosa)
lai6 sing4
see 荔城區|荔城区[Li4 cheng2 Qu1]
lai6 sing4 keoi1
荔城区
Licheng, a district of Putian City 莆田市[Pu2 tian2 Shi4], Fujian
lai6 tai4
例题
problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom; practice question (used in preparation for an exam); sample question
lai6 tong1
例汤
the soup of the day
lai6 waan1
荔湾
see 荔灣區|荔湾区[Li4 wan1 Qu1]
lai6 waan1 keoi1
荔湾区
Liwan, a district of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
lai6 wat6
蛎鹬
(bird species of China) Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
lai6 wong4
蛎黄
the flesh of oyster
lai6 wui2
例会
regular meeting
lai6 zat1
丽质
beauty
lai6 zi1
litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)
lai6 zi1 gok3
Lai Chi Kok; a neighbourhood in New Kowloon, Hong Kong
lai6 zi1 kwan2
edible fungus that grows on lychee trees (Macrolepiota albuminosa)
lai6 zi1 wat6
seeds of litchi or lychee (in TCM)
lai6 zi2
case; example
lai6 zi3
励志
to pursue a goal with determination
lai6 zi3
丽致
Ritz (hotel chain)
lai6 zi3 go1
励志哥
(coll.) a guy who is admired for having overcome challenges to achieve success
lai6 zing1 tou4 zi6
励精图治
put in great efforts to bring a country into prosperity
lai6 zing3
例证
example
lak1
bamboo roots; thorn on bamboo
lak6
(Cantonese); poor or needy
lak6
divination by straw; the remainder; part of a place name
lak6
to write; rocks splitting along their natural crack marks of perforations; to coagulate
lak6
(Cant.) thorn
lak6
(bound form) rib
lak6 bai6
勒毙
to strangle or throttle to death
lak6 bik1
to coerce; to press sb into doing sth
lak6 but6 zi2
to throttle
lak6 dau3
簕窦
(adjective) difficult get along with; hard to deal with
lak6 fau6
old name for Singapore
lak6 gaai3
to force sb to give up (a drug); to break drug dependence
lak6 gaan1 gei1
肋间肌
intercostal muscle
lak6 gan2
勒紧
to tighten
lak6 gan2 fu3 daai2
勒紧裤带
to tighten one's belt
lak6 gan2 fu3 tau4
勒紧裤头
lit. to tighten one's belt, meaning to reduce unnecessary spending to save more for living expenses
lak6 gwat1
rib
lak6 haa1 fai3 ji5
勒哈费尔
Le Havre (French town)
lak6 jyu5
仂语
phrase (linguistics)
lak6 lak6 ce1
勒勒车
wagon (yoked to beast of burden)
lak6 ling6
to order
lak6 maa5
勒马
to guide a horse with the reins
lak6 pong4
勒庞
Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928-), French Front National extreme right-wing politician
lak6 saa1
Laksa
lak6 saat3
勒杀
to strangle
lak6 sat6 fu3 tau4 daai2
勒实裤头带
to save money for living
lak6 sei2
to strangle
lak6 si1 bo1 si1
Lesbos (Greek island in Aegean)
lak6 si1 bo1 si1 dou2
勒斯波斯岛
Lesbos (Greek island in Aegean)