Cantonese words starting with L

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lei1 si2lace
lei4pear M: 个gè [个]
lei4yak (Bos grunniens); tail
lei4pattering (of rain); name of a river
lei4to seep through; name of a river
lei4black ox
lei4(bound form) used in the names of small mammals
lei4(phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names); variant of 璃lí...
lei4colored glaze
lei4a fence; wattle
lei4bridal veil or kerchief; to bind
lei4happen to; suffer from
lei4clam
lei4(adjective) departed
lei4haze; foggy; to blow sand storm
lei4pure black horse; good horse; name of a hill; black
篱笆
lei4 baa1fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)
离不开
lei4 bat1 hoi1inseparable
离别
lei4 bit6to leave (on a long journey)
厘清
lei4 cing1to clarify (the facts)
离情别绪
lei4 cing4 bit6 seoi5sad feeling at separation (idiom)
厘戥
lei4 dang6a small weighing scale (for gold, silver, Chinese medicinal materials, etc.);...
离队
lei4 deoi2to leave one's post
厘定
lei4 ding6to collate and stipulate
离岛
lei4 dou2outlying islands
离岛区
lei4 dou2 keoi1Islands District of the New Territories, Hong Kong
离独
lei4 duk6to be divorced
离婚
lei4 fan1to divorce
离苦得乐
lei4 fu2 dak1 lok6to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism)
嫠妇
lei4 fu5(formal) widow
离家出走
lei4 gaa1 ceot1 zau2to leave home (to live somewhere else)
离间
lei4 gaan3to drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc)
lei4 gam1a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress ...
嚟紧
lei4 gan2coming
骊姬之乱
lei4 gei1 zi1 lyun6Li Ji Rebellion in 657-651 BC, where concubine Li Ji tried to throne her son ...
离经叛道
lei4 ging1 bun6 dou6to rebel against orthodoxy
离境
lei4 ging2to leave a country
离歌
lei4 go1(sad) farewell song
漓江
lei4 gong1River Li, Guangxi
离港
lei4 gong2to leave harbor
离港大厅
lei4 gong2 daai6 teng1departure lounge
离宫
lei4 gung1detached palace
lei4 gwo2pome
离合
lei4 hap6clutch (in car gearbox)
离合板
lei4 hap6 baan2clutch pedal
离合词
lei4 hap6 ci4separable word (in Chinese grammar)
离合器
lei4 hap6 hei3clutch (mechanics)
离弃
lei4 hei3to abandon
离气
lei4 hei3to do something haphazardly
离去
lei4 heoi3to leave

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