Cantonese words starting with L

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Tael; a traditional East Asian unit of weight.

Two people, typically used after pronouns or relationship nouns.

Two; used before classifiers or larger base numbers.

A sprite, fairy, or elf; a type of mythical monster or spirit.

loeng5 baai6 keoi1 soeng1

兩敗俱傷两败俱伤

Both sides suffer and lose, with neither party emerging as a clear winner or benefiting from the conflict.

Both sides; two parties.

Amphibious; capable of living or operating on both land and water.

Twice; two times.

loeng5 cung4 sing3

兩重性两重性

Duality or dual character; the quality of having two sides or aspects.

loeng5 cyun4 kei4 mei5

兩全其美两全其美

To satisfy both sides; to have both aspects accommodated and fulfilled.

Two o'clock, two points, or two dots.

Two points, two minutes, or a dichotomy.

To share something between two people.

loeng5 fong1 min6

兩方面两方面

Both sides; two aspects; the two parties involved.

Both sides; both parties.

Two extremes; polarizing.

loeng5 gik6 gun2

兩極管两极管

Diode; a two-terminal electronic component.

Two; two of something.

loeng5 go3 man4 ming4

兩個文明两个文明

A society that is advanced both materially and culturally.

loeng5 goek3 jat1 san1

兩腳一伸两脚一伸

To die; to kick the bucket.

loeng5 gung1 po2

兩公婆两公婆

Husband and wife; a married couple.

loeng5 gung1 po4 gin3 gwai2

兩公婆見鬼两公婆见鬼

A two-part allegorical saying meaning that one of the two people involved must be responsible or true.

loeng5 gung1 syun1

兩公孫两公孙

Grandfather and grandchild.

A married couple; a couple.

Both options are plausible, acceptable, or possible.

Two Yues, referring to the region comprising Guangdong and Guangxi provinces.

Two kinds of things combined and mixed together.

loeng5 / loeng6

Pair; a classifier for pairs of shoes or socks.

One's elderly parents.

loeng5 man4 saam1 jyu5

兩文三語两文三语

Biliteracy and trilingualism, referring to written Chinese and English, and spoken Cantonese, English, and Mandarin.

Two dishes; specifically, two different ways of preparing the same ingredient in one meal.

A dilemma; a difficult situation where one must choose between two options, especially when both lead to poor outcomes.

Two small, round, or granular items.

loeng5 nap1 faa1

兩粒花两粒花

A police inspector, whose shoulder badge features two pips or stars.

loeng5 nap1 jat1 baan1

兩粒一班两粒一班

A senior police inspector.

The two sides of the Taiwan Strait; Taiwan and mainland China.

loeng5 ngon6 gwaan1 hai6

兩岸關係两岸关系

Cross-Strait relations; the relations between mainland China and Taiwan.

loeng5 ngon6 sei3 dei6

兩岸四地两岸四地

Greater China, comprising Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.

loeng5 pit3 gai1

兩撇雞两撇鸡

Mustache, especially one resembling the shape of the character 八.

loeng5 po4 syun1

兩婆孫两婆孙

A grandmother and her grandchild (grandson or granddaughter).

Both sides; the left and right sides.

Skills, ability, or methods; a trick or a move.

Both sexes; male and female.

loeng5 so1 ziu1

兩梳蕉两梳蕉

To visit someone empty-handed without bringing any gifts.

Not necessarily so; open to interpretation or having two points of view.

loeng5 tau4 m4 dou3 ngon6

兩頭唔到岸两头唔到岸

To end up with nothing by failing to choose between two mutually exclusive options; to be stuck in the middle.

loeng5 tau4 se4

兩頭蛇两头蛇

A two-headed snake; a double-dealer who fawns on or instigates both sides to gain personal benefit.

loeng5 tau4 tang4

兩頭騰两头腾

To rush or scurry around frantically from one place to another.

loeng5 wui4 si6

兩回事两回事

Two completely unrelated things; two different matters entirely.