Cantonese words starting with L

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To understand, comprehend, or be clearly aware of the facts, truth, or principles of a matter.

To settle, resolve, or bring something to an end.

liu5 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2

瞭如指掌了如指掌

To know something inside out; to be thoroughly familiar with something.

To finish or settle a matter, bringing closure and peace of mind.

To look out from a height or a distance; to keep a lookout from a higher place.

To kick backward, especially of a horse or other draft animal.

Urea; carbamide, an organic compound also known as niu6 sou3.

廖碧兒廖碧儿

Bernice Jan Liu, a Hong Kong singer and actress.

Cuisine; cooking style, especially relating to a specific national style or a main ingredient.

liu6 si6 jyu4 san4

To foresee things with miraculous accuracy.

Ingredients or raw materials used for making something.

Cooking wine; wine used for cooking.

An alternative pronunciation of the particle 喇 (laa3) when used before 喎, 噃, or 可.

Sentence-final particle used for emphasis, showing helplessness, pointing out the obvious, or listing.

To get, take, or bring something within one's control or possession.

A nickname for a woman with large, prominent buttocks.

A fool or a sucker.

Describing something that arouses an extreme emotion, such as being highly impressive, shocking, or bizarre.

Buttocks; backside; butt.

Butt; buttocks.

攞意頭攞意头

To do something, such as a ritual, for the sake of good luck.

囉囉攣罗罗挛

Anxious, restless, or uneasy due to physical discomfort or emotional disturbance.

lo1 lo1 sou1 sou1

囉囉囌囌啰啰苏苏

To ramble on, chatter, or be long-winded.

Feeling uneasy, anxious, and restless.

The buttocks or backside.

籮Ｐｅｔ箩Ｐｅｔ

Buttocks; bottom.

Buttocks; bum; backside.

To take advantage of someone or gain extra benefits from others.

To talk incessantly, nag, or repeat oneself in an annoying manner.

To queue for a table at a restaurant, or to take a reserved seat.

Unpreparedly, hastily, or without planning.

To get a queue ticket, token, or waiting number.

To quit one's job without having another one lined up.

To withdraw money or collect cash.

To win honor and victory, or to claim credit and show off.

lo2 fu2 lei4 san1

To invite trouble; to volunteer for unnecessary tasks that bring hassle or a waste of time.

To capture a shot; to frame a shot or take a photo.

To mock, sarcasm, or take advantage of someone when they are going through a difficult time.

lo2 ging2 ding6 zang6 hing3

攞景定贈興攞景定赠兴

To rub salt into someone's wound; to mock someone's misfortune or rain on their parade.

lo2 heoi3 tin4 hoi2

Describing someone or something so useless that they should be dumped into the sea.

Paramesotriton; a genus of salamander or newt about ten to twenty centimeters long with a flat head and a ridged back.

To look for trouble, or to cause unnecessary fuss.

攞嚟講攞嚟讲

To bring up unnecessary, trivial, or far-fetched topics; to make a fuss over nothing.

lo2 lei4 san1 fu2

To bring trouble upon oneself; to create unnecessary work or hardship for oneself.

To bring trouble or misfortune upon oneself through one's own actions or words.

攞嚟賤攞嚟贱

To bring trouble or degradation upon oneself; to reap what one sows.

To expose one's body, or to be naked and bare.

To take someone's life; to kill.

To run naked in public.

To win all the glory; to take all the credit.