Cantonese words starting with L

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loeng5 zai2 je4

兩仔爺两仔爷

Father and son.

loeng5 zai2 naa2

兩仔乸两仔乸

A mother and her son.

loeng5 zau6 cing1 fung1

兩袖清風两袖清风

To be clean and uncorrupted, having no ill-gotten wealth.

Bright or visually striking.

Classifier or measure word in linguistics used to quantify objects or actions and accompanied by numerals.

Stumbling, tottering, or walking unsteadily.

Brightness; luminance, representing the degree of light or dark.

To quantify; to convert events or phenomena into numerical values.

loeng6 faa3 fun1 sung1

量化寬鬆量化宽松

Quantitative easing; a monetary policy of increasing the money supply by buying bonds to lower interest rates.

To understand someone's situation and forgive them; to make allowances for.

loeng6 hung4 dang1

亮紅燈亮红灯

To light up red; to show a red warning light, indicating danger, failure, or a critical state.

loeng6 jap6 wai4 ceot1

量入為出量入为出

To live within one's means; to plan and limit expenditure based on income.

Sentencing; the judicial determination of a criminal penalty by a court.

Bright and beautiful; radiant and gorgeous.

loeng6 lik6 ji4 wai4

量力而為量力而为

To act according to one's capabilities; to do what one is capable of after assessing one's own ability.

Grieved, disappointed, or sad.

To make a public appearance on stage, television, or in public.

loeng6 zi2 lik6 hok6

量子力學量子力学

Quantum mechanics; a branch of physics that explains the behavior of matter at the atomic scale.

loeng6 zing1 zing1

Sparkling, twinkling, or glittering; shining brightly.

A prefix placed before a time noun or measure word to mean "coming" or "next".

To canvass for customers or to recruit.

Used in transliterations.

A guest invited to a gathering, banquet, or event.

來不及来不及

To be too late; to not have enough time to do something.

To start one's menstrual period.

來得及来得及

To have enough time to do something; to be able to make it in time.

An incoming telephone call.

loi4 din6 hin2 si6

來電顯示来电显示

Caller ID; a telephone feature that displays the incoming phone number before answering.

To visit; to pay a visit to a place or its people.

An incoming letter; a letter received.

An incoming letter or received mail.

A call used by a master to summon a servant.

loi4 jat6 fong1 coeng4

來日方長来日方长

There are many days ahead, suggesting there is still plenty of time and no need to rush or despair.

The origin, cause, or reason behind why something happened.

The purpose or motive of one's visit; the reason for coming.

loi4 ji4 bat1 wong5 fei1 lai5 jaa5

來而不往非禮也来而不往非礼也

To reciprocate, whether in terms of politeness or striking back.

Source or origin; the place, path, or person from which something comes.

To arrive or attend, carrying a welcoming connotation.

Origin, source, background, or history.

loi4 liu2 gaa1 gung1

來料加工来料加工

Processing of materials supplied by clients or customers.

來路菜来路菜

Imported vegetables, or colloquially, a young woman from abroad.

來路貨来路货

Imported goods; merchandise brought in from foreign places.

Imported or originating from a foreign country.

loi4 lou6 bat1 ming4

來路不明来路不明

Of unknown origin, applied to people or things.

來路嘢来路嘢

Imported goods from foreign countries.

loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6

來龍去脈来龙去脉

The whole story from beginning to end, including the origin, development, and sequence of events.

The coming year; next year.

The next life; reincarnation.