Cantonese words starting with L
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臨危不亂临危不乱
lam4 ngai4 bat1 lyun6Unruffled in the face of danger
臨危授命临危授命
lam4 ngai4 sau6 ming6to sacrifice one's life in a crisis
林內林内
lam4 noi6Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
林奈
lam4 noi6Carl Linnaeus
林內鄉林内乡
lam4 noi6 hoeng1Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
臨安临安
lam4 on1see 臨安區|临安区[Lin2 an1 Qu1]
臨盆临盆
lam4 pun4at childbirth
林沙錐林沙锥
lam4 saa1 zeoi1(bird species of China) wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola)
林三趾鶉林三趾鹑
lam4 saam1 zi2 ceon1(bird species of China) common buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)
林西
lam4 sai1see 林西縣|林西县[Lin2 xi1 Xian4]
臨西临西
lam4 sai1see 臨西縣|临西县[Lin2 xi1 Xian4]
林西縣林西县
lam4 sai1 jyun6Linxi, a county in Chifeng City 赤峰市[Chi4 feng1 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
臨西縣临西县
lam4 sai1 jyun6Linxi, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei
林森
lam4 sam1Lin Sen (1868-1943), revolutionary politician, colleague of Sun Yat-sen, chai...
林心如
lam4 sam1 jyu4Ruby Lin (1976-), Taiwanese actress and pop singer
臨深履薄临深履薄
lam4 sam1 lei5 bok6always anxious and fearful; wading in deep water and treading on thin ice; to...
林沈林沉
lam4 sam2(slang) a bunch of staff or items of no value
淋瀋淋沈
lam4 sam2trivialities
淋濕淋湿
lam4 sap1to get soaked
林藪林薮
lam4 sau2woods and marshes
臨寫临写
lam4 se2to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
臨死临死
lam4 sei2facing death
臨死不怯临死不怯
lam4 sei2 bat1 hip3equanimity in the face of death
臨水临水
lam4 seoi2facing the water (favored location)
林瑞麟
lam4 seoi6 leon4Stephen Lam Sui-lung, a politician in Hong Kong
臨沭临沭
lam4 seot6see 臨沭縣|临沭县[Lin2 shu4 Xian4]
臨沭縣临沭县
lam4 seot6 jyun6Linshu, a county in Linyi City 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 Shi4], Shandong
臨時临时
lam4 si4as the time draws near; temporary; ad hoc
臨時分居临时分居
lam4 si4 fan1 geoi1trial separation
臨時工临时工
lam4 si4 gung1temporary worker; temp
臨時臨急临时临急
lam4 si4 lam4 gap1at the last minute; in a rush
臨時抱佛腳临时抱佛脚
lam4 si4 pou5 fat6 goek3(idiom) see 抱佛腳|抱佛脚[bao4 fo2 jiao3]
臨時貸款临时贷款
lam4 si4 taai3 fun2bridging loan
臨時政府临时政府
lam4 si4 zing3 fu2provisional government
臨視临视
lam4 si6to observe personally
淋善
lam4 sin6(adjective) kind-hearted; benevolent
臨城临城
lam4 sing4see 臨城縣|临城县[Lin2 cheng2 Xian4]
臨城縣临城县
lam4 sing4 jyun6Lincheng, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei
臨湘临湘
lam4 soeng1see 臨湘市|临湘市[Lin2 xiang1 Shi4]
臨湘市临湘市
lam4 soeng1 si5Linxiang, a county-level city in Yueyang City 岳陽市|岳阳市[Yue4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
林紓林纾
lam4 syu1Lin Shu (1852-1924), writer and influential translator and adaptor of vast sw...
林書豪林书豪
lam4 syu1 hou4Jeremy Lin (1988-), Taiwanese-American professional basketball player (NBA)
林雪平
lam4 syut3 ping4Linköping, city in southeast Sweden
臨潭临潭
lam4 taam4see 臨潭縣|临潭县[Lin2 tan2 Xian4]
臨潭縣临潭县
lam4 taam4 jyun6Lintan, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Za...
臨頭临头
lam4 tau4to befall
臨天光瀨尿临天光濑尿
lam4 tin1 gwong1 laai6 niu6wetting the bed close to sunrise; cannot persist till the end (slang)
臨天光賴尿临天光赖尿
lam4 tin1 gwong1 laai6 niu6last-minute failure (slang)
臨帖临帖
lam4 tip3to practice calligraphy from a model
臨眺临眺
lam4 tiu3to observe from afar
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