Cantonese words starting with L
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林憶蓮林忆莲
lam4 jik1 lin4Sandy Lam (1966-), Hong Kong pop singer
臨刑临刑
lam4 jing4facing execution
林業林业
lam4 jip6forest industry
林旭
lam4 juk1Lin Xu (1875-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 ...
淋浴
lam4 juk6to take a shower
臨蓐临蓐
lam4 juk6at childbirth
淋溶層淋溶层
lam4 jung4 cang4alluvium (soil deposited by rivers)
淋溶土
lam4 jung4 tou2argosol (soil taxonomy)
淋雨
lam4 jyu5to get wet in the rain
霖雨
lam4 jyu5get wet in the rain; continuous heavy rain
臨淵羨魚临渊羡鱼
lam4 jyun1 sin6 jyu4see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网
lam4 jyun1 sin6 jyu4 ，bat1 jyu4 teoi3 ji4 git3 mong5better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish ...
林縣林县
lam4 jyun6Lin county in Henan
臨縣临县
lam4 jyun6Lin County or Linxian, a county in Lüliang City 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu : 3 liang2 Shi4], ...
臨月兒临月儿
lam4 jyut6 ji4the month childbirth is due
林卡
lam4 kaa1transliteration of Tibetan lingka: garden
林檎
lam4 kam4Chinese pearleaf crabapple; Annona squamosa
淋球菌
lam4 kau4 kwan2gonococcus
林區林区
lam4 keoi1region of forest
臨朐临朐
lam4 keoi4see 臨朐縣|临朐县[Lin2 qu2 Xian4]
臨朐縣临朐县
lam4 keoi4 jyun6Linqu, a county in Weifang City 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 Shi4], Shandong
林壑
lam4 kok3woods and ravines
林立
lam4 laap6to stand in great numbers
臨澧临澧
lam4 lai5see 臨澧縣|临澧县[Lin2 li3 Xian4]
臨澧縣临澧县
lam4 lai5 jyun6Linli, a county in Changde City 常德市[Chang2 de2 Shi4], Hunan
淋淋聲淋淋声
lam4 lam2 seng1to act fast
淋淋瀋瀋淋淋沈沈
lam4 lam4 sam2 sam2all sorts of; trivial matters
林林總總林林总总
lam4 lam4 zung2 zung2numerous; wide range; all sorts
林柳鶯林柳莺
lam4 lau5 ang1(bird species of China) wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
林鷚林鹨
lam4 lau6(bird species of China) tree pipit (Anthus trivialis)
淋漓
lam4 lei4dripping wet; saturated; fluid; extreme
淋漓盡致淋漓尽致
lam4 lei4 zeon6 zi3lit. extreme saturation (idiom); in great detail; (of a performance) brilliant
淋灕盡致淋漓尽致
lam4 lei4 zeon6 zi3to express fully; vividly; incisively; thoroughly
林嶺雀林岭雀
lam4 ling5 zoek3(bird species of China) plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola)
林來瘋林来疯
lam4 loi4 fung1Linsanity
琳瑯琳琅
lam4 long4glittering jewels
琳瑯滿目琳琅满目
lam4 long4 mun5 muk6(idiom) to be a feast for the eyes; to be a cornucopia of delights; to be div...
臨老學吹打临老学吹打
lam4 lou5 hok6 ceoi1 daa2useless to learn anything at an old age (slang)
臨老唔過得世临老唔过得世
lam4 lou5 m4 gwo3 dak1 sai3to be uanable to spend one's final years of life in comfort [colloquial]
臨問临问
lam4 man6to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
臨尾临尾
lam4 mei1near the end; towards the end
臨尾香临尾香
lam4 mei5 hoeng1issues arise close to end or completion (slang)
臨摹临摹
lam4 mou4to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
臨武临武
lam4 mou5see 臨武縣|临武县[Lin2 wu3 Xian4]
臨武縣临武县
lam4 mou5 jyun6Linwu, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
林木
lam4 muk6forest
臨門临门
lam4 mun4to arrive home; home-coming
臨門一腳临门一脚
lam4 mun4 jat1 goek3to try to score (a goal); the final leg of sth
臨難临难
lam4 naan6in peril
臨危临危
lam4 ngai4dying (from illness); on one's deathbed
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