Cantonese words starting with L
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流馬尿流马尿
lau4 maa5 niu6crying
流民
lau4 man4refugee
流氓
lau4 man4rogue; gangster
流氓國家流氓国家
lau4 man4 gwok3 gaa1rogue state
流氓軟件流氓软件
lau4 man4 jyun5 gin2malware (computing)
流氓無產者流氓无产者
lau4 man4 mou4 caan2 ze2lumpenproletariat (in Marxist theory)
流紋岩流纹岩
lau4 man4 ngaam4rhyolite (extrusive igneous rock, chemically equivalent to granite)
流氓集團流氓集团
lau4 man4 zaap6 tyun4gang of hoodlums
流氓罪
lau4 man4 zeoi6the crime of hooliganism
留尾巴
lau4 mei5 baa1to leave loose ends
劉美君刘美君
lau4 mei5 gwan1Prudence Liew, a singer and actress in Hong Kong
流眄
lau4 min5to ogle
樓面楼面
lau4 min6cashier of a restaurant
流明
lau4 ming4lumen (unit of light flux) (loanword)
流亡
lau4 mong4to go into exile; to be in exile
流亡政府
lau4 mong4 zing3 fu2government-in-exile
流網流网
lau4 mong5drift net (fishing)
流目
lau4 muk6to let one's eyes rove
留門留门
lau4 mun4to leave the door unlocked for sb
劉夢熊刘梦熊
lau4 mung6 hung4Lew Mon-Hung, a businessman and politician in Hong Kong, nicknamed "Dream Bear"
留難留难
lau4 naan4to make sth difficult
留尼汪
lau4 nei4 wong1Réunion (island in Indian Ocean, a French overseas department)
螻蟻蝼蚁
lau4 ngai5lit. mole cricket and ants
劉毅刘毅
lau4 ngai6Liu Yi (-285), famous incorruptible official of Western Jin dynasty the Weste...
鎦銀器镏银器
lau4 ngan4 hei3gilded silverware
劉鶚刘鹗
lau4 ngok6Liu E (1857-1909), late Qing novelist, author of 老殘遊記|老残游记[Lao3 Can2 You2 ji4]
留念
lau4 nim6to keep as a souvenir
流年
lau4 nin4fleeting time
流年不利
lau4 nin4 bat1 lei6the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year
留鳥留鸟
lau4 niu5nonmigratory bird
流腦流脑
lau4 nou5epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis (abbr. for 流行性腦膜炎|流行性脑膜炎[liu2 xing2 xing4 n...
流膿流脓
lau4 nung4to discharge pus
劉安刘安
lau4 on1Liu An (179-122 BC), King of Huainan under the Western Han, ordered the writi...
硫胺素
lau4 on1 sou3thiamine; vitamin B1
留案底
lau4 on3 dai2criminal record filling
流派
lau4 paai3tributary (stream); genre
樓盤楼盘
lau4 pun2building under construction; real estate (for sale or rent)
流沙
lau4 saa1quicksand
流沙包
lau4 saa1 baau1an egg custard bun with a runny centre
流逝
lau4 sai6(of time) to pass
留心
lau4 sam1to be careful; to pay attention to
劉心武刘心武
lau4 sam1 mou5Liu Xinwu (1942-), novelist
留神
lau4 san4to take care
流失
lau4 sat1(of soil etc) to wash away; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religio...
留守
lau4 sau2to stay behind to take care of things
留守兒童留守儿童
lau4 sau2 ji4 tung4"left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as...
婁宿娄宿
lau4 sau3Bond (Chinese constellation)
流瀉流泻
lau4 se3to flow
劉錫明刘锡明
lau4 sek3 ming4Canti Lau, a singer and actor in Hong Kong
流水
lau4 seoi2running water
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