Cantonese words starting with L

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bunch, a quantifier

(Cantonese); robbery; to put on something over one's head (a cap or hat)

grain; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc); to have rice as food; a quantifier for hours

lap1 baak6 sai3 baau1

粒白細胞粒白细胞

white granulocyte (blood cell)

a remark; an utterance [colloquial]

a probation police inspector [colloquial]

(noun) unknown brand

(verb) to flatter; to butter up

(verb) to steal; to rob

(noun) pieces; bits; acnes

an undershirt; an undervest

lap1 sai3 baau1

粒細胞粒细胞

unit of 10 Hong Kong cents (110th of a Hong Kong dollar) [colloquial]

lap1 seng1 m4 ceot1

粒聲唔出粒声唔出

without a word; silently; to be silent

to be afraid of [colloquial]

lap1 sing1 dou1 m4 ceot1

粒聲都唔出粒声都唔出

remain silent; mouth zipped up (spoken)

(elementary) particle

beam of elementary particles

lap1 zi2 gaa1 cuk1 hei3

粒子加速器

particle accelerator

stream of particles

lap1 zi2 mat6 lei5

particle physics

lap1 zi2 mat6 lei5 hok6

粒子物理學粒子物理学

particle physics

hour [colloquial]

(adjective) Cubic

lap6 lap2 lyun6

立立亂立立乱

(adj.) describes a chaotic situation or relationship; describes a surface or a space, e.g. a desk or a room, that is very untidy.

(adjective) in turmoil; chaotic; untidy; disorganized; messy

(verb) 1. get rid of; (of joints in human body) 2.dislocate

lat1 baau1 fuk6

lit. to fling off a bundle; to wash one's hands of the matter

to uncouple (wagons or trucks from a train)

lat1 daai6 ngaa4

to lose one's molars ('if you tell lies you will lose your molars', an expression used to express the importance of honesty) [colloquial]

(phrasal verb) to stand someone up; not turning up for a date or appointment; to break a promise; to fail to so something as promised; to have a secret exposed; to mess up something; to have the base (usually of a container) falling off.

to throw off; to cast off; to dump

to shake; to lash

very serious (spoken)

falling pants (spoken)

(noun) A joint dislocation; (verb of joints) dislocate; an separation in the joint

lat1 hoi1 bong2 zi2

甩開膀子甩开膀子

to throw off inhibitions

to cast far from oneself; to outdistance

(verb) unpunctual; delay; late

lat1 lat1 kat1 kat1

甩甩ｃｕｔｃｕｔ

dissonant; broken (language); not fluent; not smooth

甩甩離甩甩离

not attached well; to describe something that is on the verge of falling off

甩臉子甩脸子

to grimace with displeasure

to mark down (the price of goods)

drifting (motorsport)

(verb) to get rid of; off the hook; to escape from troubles

(verb) loss a tooth; or (slang) someone is slurring