Cantonese words starting with L
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離鄉別井离乡别井
lei4 hoeng1 bit6 zeng2to leave one's home
離鄉背井离乡背井
lei4 hoeng1 bui3 zeng2to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
離開离开
lei4 hoi1quit; pass away
離開人世离开人世
lei4 hoi1 jan4 sai3to die
離行離迾离行离迾
lei4 hong4 lei4 laat6far apart; wide of the mark; not in line; all over the place
離任离任
lei4 jam6to leave office
厘印
lei4 jan3Stamp duty
離休离休
lei4 jau1to retire
離異离异
lei4 ji6to divorce
離貳离贰
lei4 ji6to defect
離乳离乳
lei4 jyu5to be weaned
梨園梨园
lei4 jyun4world of Chinese opera
梨園子弟梨园子弟
lei4 jyun4 zi2 dai6Chinese opera performers
離遠离远
lei4 jyun5from far; at a distance
離奇离奇
lei4 kei4odd; bizarre
梨俱吠陀
lei4 keoi1 fai6 to4Rigveda, Indian religious poem
離離光光离离光光
lei4 lei4 gwong1 gwong1lackluster (look)
嚟唔得切
lei4 m4 dak1 cit3can't make it on time
狸貓狸猫
lei4 maau1leopard cat
釐米厘米
lei4 mai5centimeter
罹難罹难
lei4 naan6to die in an accident or disaster
氂牛牦牛
lei4 ngau4yak (Bos grunniens)
犛牛
lei4 ngau4a yak
離岸离岸
lei4 ngon6offshore
離岸價离岸价
lei4 ngon6 gaa3free on board (FOB) (transportation)
離譜离谱
lei4 pou2(adjective) Way too much and unacceptable
離晒譜离晒谱
lei4 saai3 pou2outrageous
離晒罩离晒罩
lei4 saai3 zaau3outrageous
驪山骊山
lei4 saan1Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor
離散离散
lei4 saan3(of family members) separated from one another; scattered about; dispersed
離散性离散性
lei4 saan3 sing3discreteness
離散數學离散数学
lei4 saan3 sou3 hok6discrete mathematics
離世离世
lei4 sai3(archaic) to live in seclusion
離心离心
lei4 sam1to be at odds with
離心分離機离心分离机
lei4 sam1 fan1 lei4 gei1centrifuge
離心機离心机
lei4 sam1 gei1centrifuge
離心離德离心离德
lei4 sam1 lei4 dak1dissension
離心力离心力
lei4 sam1 lik6centrifugal force
離愁离愁
lei4 sau4parting sorrow
離石离石
lei4 sek6see 離石區|离石区[Li2 shi2 Qu1]
離石區离石区
lei4 sek6 keoi1Lishi, a district of Lüliang City 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu : 3 liang2 Shi4], Shanxi
厘士
lei4 si6Lace
離析离析
lei4 sik1separation; dissociation; fall apart; to disintegrate
離線离线
lei4 sin3(computing) offline
離騷离骚
lei4 sou1On Encountering Sorrow, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原[Qu1 Yuan2] in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[C...
梨屬梨属
lei4 suk6Pyrus, tree genus containing pears
梨樹梨树
lei4 syu6pear tree
梨樹縣梨树县
lei4 syu6 jyun6Lishu, a county in Siping City 四平市[Si4 ping2 Shi4], Jilin
梨樹區梨树区
lei4 syu6 keoi1Lishu, a district of Jixi City 雞西市|鸡西市[Ji1 xi1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
離題离题
lei4 tai4to digress; to stray from the subject
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