Cantonese words starting with L

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lok6 dei6 hoi1 faa1 fu3 gwai3 wing4 waa4

落地開花富貴榮華落地开花富贵荣华

A reassuring phrase used when something drops and breaks to turn the mishap into a sign of good fortune.

lok6 dei6 saang1 gan1

To settle down and put down roots in a new place.

To pay a deposit or down payment.

To pay a deposit.

To go to a disco or nightclub.

Lower down or further down; can also mean to go to a disco.

To pocket a profit; to make net earnings that can be kept for oneself.

Fallen flowers or blossoms.

lok6 faa1 lau4 seoi2

Utterly defeated; decimated.

lok6 faa1 sang1

To shave one's head to become a monk or a nun; tonsure.

To apply fertilizer to soil or plants.

lok6 fong1 ji4 tou4

To flee in defeat, panic, or confusion; to run away helter-skelter.

Lok Fu; an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, historically known as Lo Fu Ngam.

To head out from one's home, typically for a short period of time.

To embezzle or pocket money illegally from an organization.

Of food, to pass down the esophagus, settle in the stomach, and begin digesting.

To finish a shift and get off work.

To rain cats and dogs; to pour with rain.

To disembark from an airplane; to get off a plane.

lok6 gik6 sang1 bei1

樂極生悲乐极生悲

Extreme joy begets sorrow; immense happiness is often followed by grief.

lok6 gin3 kei4 sing4

樂見其成乐见其成

To be glad to see something happen or succeed.

To settle down or find a place to stay and live.

lok6 gong3 tau4

落降頭落降头

To cast a black magic spell or curse on someone.

Optimistic; having a positive outlook and believing that things will turn out well.

lok6 haai4 jau2

To flatter or be obsequious; to brownnose.

To drop off passengers or allow them to get off public transport.

lok6 hau2 gung1

To make or take a formal statement, especially in a police investigation.

To fall behind, lag, or be backward.

To go down; to move from a higher place to a lower place.

To go to the countryside or return to one's ancestral hometown.

To fall through, fail, come to nothing, or end up with nothing.

To bleed from the vagina, referring to first-time intercourse, early labor, or menstruation.

To fall into; to drop into.

The setting sun; sunset.

Willing or happy to do something out of one's own free will.

lok6 ji4 bat1 jam4

樂而不淫乐而不淫

Joyful without being wanton, excessive, or obscene.

lok6 ji4 mong4 faan2

樂而忘返乐而忘返

To enjoy oneself so much that one forgets to return.

To look worn-out, haggard, or noticeably out of shape due to illness, stress, or excessive weight loss.

Fallen leaves; leaves that have withered and fallen to the ground due to the changing seasons.

lok6 jip6 gwai1 gan1

落葉歸根落叶归根

A falling leaf returns to its roots; returning to one's homeland in old age.

To be happy to; to be willing or eager to do something.

To drizzle; light rain.

樂與怒乐与怒

Rock and roll; rock music.

lok6 jyu5 sap1 sap1

落雨濕濕落雨湿湿

Wet and messy on a rainy day.

lok6 jyu5 sau1 caai4

To do a task carelessly or rush to finish it at the end, like hastily gathering firewood when it starts raining.

lok6 jyu5 si1 sap1

落雨絲濕落雨丝濕

A wet and messy situation caused by rain, making streets slippery and everything damp.

Paradise, or an amusement park.

To come down; to descend toward the speaker.