Cantonese words starting with L

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刘基
lau4 gei1Liu Ji or Liu Bowen 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2 wen1] (1311-1375), general under the fir...
lau4 geoi1to live in exile
刘剑峰
lau4 gim3 fung1Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan
楼阁
lau4 gok3building
楼阁塔
lau4 gok3 taap3multistory pagoda
刘江华
lau4 gong1 waa4Lau Kong-Wah, Secretary for Home Affairs for HKSAR
蝼蛄
lau4 gu1mole cricket
蝼蛄科
lau4 gu1 fo1Gryllolaptaptidae family of burrowing insects of order Orthoptera
刘公岛
lau4 gung1 dou2Liugong island in the Yellow sea
刘贵今
lau4 gwai3 gam1Liu Guijin (1945–), Chinese diplomat, ambassador to South Africa 2001–2007
刘光第
lau4 gwong1 dai6Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 ...
lau4 gwong1 jat6 coi2(idiom) brilliant lights and vibrant colors
刘涓子
lau4 gyun1 zi2Liu Juanzi, legendary alchemist and creator of magic potions
刘涓子鬼遗方
lau4 gyun1 zi2 gwai2 wai4 fong1Liu Juanzi's medical recipes bequeathed by the ghost Huang Fugui 黃父鬼|黄父鬼
刘霞
lau4 haa4Liu Xia, a Chinese intellectual, the wife of prisoned 2010 Nobel Peace Prize ...
楼下
lau4 haa6(noun) lobby (of building)
lau4 haa6to leave behind; to remain; not to let (sb) go
楼蟹
lau4 haai5to describe someone who makes a loss when speculating on properties
lau4 haak3to ask a guest to stay
lau4 haau6to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation
刘恒
lau4 hang4Liu Heng, personal name of Han emperor Han Wendi 漢文帝|汉文帝
lau4 hang4(noun) 1. trend; (adjective) trendy
lau4 hang4 beng6epidemic disease
流行病学
lau4 hang4 beng6 hok6epidemiology
lau4 hang4 bong2the charts
流行音乐
lau4 hang4 jam1 ngok6pop music
流行语
lau4 hang4 jyu5popular jargon
lau4 hang4 kuk1pop music
lau4 hang4 sing3qualities that make sth popular or fashionable
lau4 hang4 sing3 gam2 mou6influenza
lau4 hang4 zyu1epidemic strain
lau4 hau2 seoi2(verb) drooling; slobbering (figurative meaning); tasty; yummy; inferior (qua...
刘厚总
lau4 hau5 zung2Liu Houzong (1904-1949), originally Hunan guerilla leader, rewarded by Chiang...
留后路
lau4 hau6 lou6to leave oneself a way out
留后手
lau4 hau6 sau2allow for unforeseen circumstances
刘熙
lau4 hei1Liu Xi (late Han, c. 200 AD), possibly the author of 釋名|释名[Shi4 ming2]
刘昫
lau4 heoi2Liu Xu (887-946), politician in Later Jin of the Five Dynasties 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Ji...
刘晓波
lau4 hiu2 bo1Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), Beijing writer and human rights activist, organizer o...
刘向
lau4 hoeng3Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author
刘海
lau4 hoi2bangs
浏海
lau4 hoi2variant of 劉海|刘海[liu2 hai3]
lau4 hoi2variant of 劉海|刘海[liu2 hai3]
留学
lau4 hok6to study abroad
留学生
lau4 hok6 saang1student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international stu...
lau4 hon6to sweat
lau4 hung1to leave blank space in a document
lau4 hyut3to spend a lot of money
留饮
lau4 jam2(TCM) edema; dropsy
lau4 jam6to remain in office; to hold on to one's job
lau4 jan3benzothiophene (chemistry)

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