Cantonese words starting with L
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lau4 maa5 niu6
流馬尿流马尿
crying
lau4 man4
流民
refugee
lau4 man4
流氓
rogue; gangster
lau4 man4 gwok3 gaa1
流氓國家流氓国家
rogue state
lau4 man4 jyun5 gin2
流氓軟件流氓软件
malware (computing)
lau4 man4 mou4 caan2 ze2
流氓無產者流氓无产者
lumpenproletariat (in Marxist theory)
lau4 man4 ngaam4
流紋岩流纹岩
rhyolite (extrusive igneous rock, chemically equivalent to granite)
lau4 man4 zaap6 tyun4
流氓集團流氓集团
gang of hoodlums
lau4 man4 zeoi6
流氓罪
the crime of hooliganism
lau4 mei5 baa1
留尾巴
to leave loose ends
lau4 mei5 gwan1
劉美君刘美君
Prudence Liew, a singer and actress in Hong Kong
lau4 min5
流眄
to ogle
lau4 min6
樓面楼面
cashier of a restaurant
lau4 ming4
流明
lumen (unit of light flux) (loanword)
lau4 mong4
流亡
to go into exile; to be in exile
lau4 mong4 zing3 fu2
流亡政府
government-in-exile
lau4 mong5
流網流网
drift net (fishing)
lau4 muk6
流目
to let one's eyes rove
lau4 mun4
留門留门
to leave the door unlocked for sb
lau4 mung6 hung4
劉夢熊刘梦熊
Lew Mon-Hung, a businessman and politician in Hong Kong, nicknamed "Dream Bear"
lau4 naan4
留難留难
to make sth difficult
lau4 nei4 wong1
留尼汪
Réunion (island in Indian Ocean, a French overseas department)
lau4 ngai5
螻蟻蝼蚁
lit. mole cricket and ants
lau4 ngai6
劉毅刘毅
Liu Yi (-285), famous incorruptible official of Western Jin dynasty the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265-316)
lau4 ngan4 hei3
鎦銀器镏银器
gilded silverware
lau4 ngok6
劉鶚刘鹗
Liu E (1857-1909), late Qing novelist, author of 老殘遊記|老残游记[Lao3 Can2 You2 ji4]
lau4 nim6
留念
to keep as a souvenir
lau4 nin4
流年
fleeting time
lau4 nin4 bat1 lei6
流年不利
the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year
lau4 niu5
留鳥留鸟
nonmigratory bird
lau4 nou5
流腦流脑
epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis (abbr. for 流行性腦膜炎|流行性脑膜炎[liu2 xing2 xing4 nao3 mo2 yan2])
lau4 nung4
流膿流脓
to discharge pus
lau4 on1
劉安刘安
Liu An (179-122 BC), King of Huainan under the Western Han, ordered the writing of the 淮南子[Huai2 nan2 zi5]
lau4 on1 sou3
硫胺素
thiamine; vitamin B1
lau4 on3 dai2
留案底
criminal record filling
lau4 paai3
流派
tributary (stream); genre
lau4 pun2
樓盤楼盘
building under construction; real estate (for sale or rent)
lau4 saa1
流沙
quicksand
lau4 saa1 baau1
流沙包
an egg custard bun with a runny centre
lau4 sai6
流逝
(of time) to pass
lau4 sam1
留心
to be careful; to pay attention to
lau4 sam1 mou5
劉心武刘心武
Liu Xinwu (1942-), novelist
lau4 san4
留神
to take care
lau4 sat1
流失
(of soil etc) to wash away; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere
lau4 sau2
留守
to stay behind to take care of things
lau4 sau2 ji4 tung4
留守兒童留守儿童
"left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them
lau4 sau3
婁宿娄宿
Bond (Chinese constellation)
lau4 se3
流瀉流泻
to flow
lau4 sek3 ming4
劉錫明刘锡明
Canti Lau, a singer and actor in Hong Kong
lau4 seoi2
流水
running water