Cantonese words starting with L

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see 臨洮縣|临洮县[Lin2 tao2 Xian4]

lam4 tou4 jyun6

臨洮縣临洮县

Lintao, a county in Dingxi City 定西市[Ding4 xi1 Shi4], Gansu

see 臨潼區|临潼区[Lin2 tong2 Qu1]

lam4 tung4 keoi1

臨潼區临潼区

Lintong, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi

lam4 tyun4 gwan6

臨屯郡临屯郡

Lintun Commandery (108 BC–c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea

temporary house

lam4 waai4 man4

林懷民林怀民

Lin Hwai-Min (1947-), Taiwanese choreographer and dancer

see 臨渭區|临渭区[Lin2 wei4 Qu1]

lam4 wai6 keoi1

臨渭區临渭区

Linwei, a district of Weinan City 渭南市[Wei4 nan2 Shi4], Shaanxi

(bird species of China) wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

see 臨潁縣|临颍县[Lin2 ying3 Xian4]

lam4 wing6 jyun6

臨潁縣临颍县

Linying, a county in Luohe City 漯河市[Luo4 he2 Shi4], Henan

lam4 wo2 sai1 zaam6

Linhexi Station

see 臨澤縣|临泽县[Lin2 ze2 Xian4]

lam4 zaak6 jyun6

臨澤縣临泽县

Linze, a county in Zhangye City 張掖市|张掖市[Zhang1 ye4 Shi4], Gansu

lam4 zak1 ceoi4

林則徐林则徐

Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842

just before the battle

lam4 zan6 mo4 coeng1

臨陣磨槍临阵磨枪

last-minute preparation (slang)

lam4 zan6 teoi3 suk1

臨陣退縮临阵退缩

to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)

lam4 zan6 tyut3 tou4

臨陣脫逃临阵脱逃

Cold Feet or Chicken Out last minute or at a critical moment

see 林周縣|林周县[Lin2 zhou1 Xian4]

see 林州市[Lin2 zhou1 Shi4]

lam4 zau1 jyun6

林周縣林周县

Lhünzhub, a county in Lhasa City 拉薩市|拉萨市[La1 sa4 Shi4], Tibet

Linzhou, a county-level city in Anyang City 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 Shi4], Henan

lam4 zeng6 jyut6 ngo4

林鄭月娥林郑月娥

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, a civil servant in Hong Kong

see 林芝市[Lin2 zhi1 Shi4]

see 臨淄區|临淄区[Lin2 zi1 Qu1]

臨淄區临淄区

Linzi, a district of Zibo City 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 Shi4], Shandong

lam4 zi2 coeng4

George Lam Chi Cheung, a Hong Kong male singer

Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress

just before the contest

see 臨漳縣|临漳县[Lin2 zhang1 Xian4]

lam4 zoeng1 jyun6

臨漳縣临漳县

Linzhang, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 Shi4], Hebei

approaching death; on one's deathbed

lam4 zung1 gwaan1 waai4

臨終關懷临终关怀

end-of-life care; hospice care; palliative care

cold; to tremble with fear; apprehensive; stern; austere; imposing

government granary; store

to remove astringency; to bleach in water

freezing cold; scared

to strictly abide by

(Cant.) uncommon, rare; the prick

fucking bastard [colloquial]

fuck off [colloquial]

prick head [colloquial]