Cantonese words starting with L

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To go downstairs, or to pay the bill after dining in a restaurant.

落樓下落楼下

To go downstairs.

To shed tears; to weep.

To work hard or exert effort; diligent and conscientious.

To be sacked or dismissed from an official position; to fall from grace.

落馬洲落马洲

Lok Ma Chau, an area in Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong, located near the Shenzhen River border.

To lose face, or to make someone lose face.

To cook noodles by putting them into boiling water.

Lonely, dejected, and despondent due to unfortunate life circumstances.

To be caught or captured.

To fall on hard times; to be in distress, misfortune, or adversity.

Outdated; falling behind the times or current trends.

To lay a charge; to officially accuse someone of doing something illegal.

To place an order, especially for food in a restaurant or for goods.

lok6 saai3 jing4

Peaky and worn out; looking visibly tired, thin, pallid, or haggard.

To go down a mountain, or to finish an apprenticeship.

lok6 sat6 jat1 haa5

落實一下落实一下

To check and reconfirm, especially regarding plans, details, or arrangements.

To start doing something yourself; to set to work.

lok6 sau2 daa2 saam1 gaang1

落手打三更

To make a bad start; to do things wrongly from the very beginning.

lok6 sau2 lok6 goek3

落手落腳落手落脚

To do something with one's own hands; to put in personal effort and do the actual work oneself.

To fall into water.

lok6 seoi2 gau2

A bad person who has lost power, influence, or favor.

A happy event; a pleasant experience.

lok6 sin6 hou3 si1

樂善好施乐善好施

Kind and charitable; loving to help others and happy to do good deeds.

Panasonic; the Japanese multinational electronics corporation.

To complete construction of a building or infrastructure project.

To leave over; to be left behind or remaining.

To lose an election; to fail to be chosen or selected.

To board a boat or to disembark from a ship.

lok6 syut3 seoi2

Sleet; falling snow mixed with rain, or a very cold drizzle.

Optimistic, cheerful, carefree, and not easily worried.

To step down from the stage, or to step down from a position or power.

lok6 tong1 gai1

落湯雞落汤鸡

A person who gets completely drenched or soaked through.

To finish or dismiss a class; for a lesson to end.

To end a theatrical run; to be taken off the screen at a cinema.

lok6 zaap6 fong3 gau2

落閘放狗落闸放狗

To close the gate and unleash dogs to ward off intruders, used figuratively to signal closing up or shutting out trouble.

To have or perform an abortion.

lok6 zeng2 haa6 sek6

To kick someone when they are down; to harm someone who is already in a vulnerable or difficult position.

lok6 zeoi2 tau4

落嘴頭落嘴头

To persuade, lobby, or cajole someone.

lok6 zoi6 kei4 zung1

樂在其中乐在其中

To find pleasure, joy, or satisfaction in one's current situation or activity.

To remove makeup.

To step down from the committee of a university student organization after completing one's term.

To put in a sufficient amount, or to do something with a lot of effort, materials, or energy.

To place a bet; to wager.

To pad or place a wedge underneath something to level it, raise it, or make it stable.

Being unreasonable, extremely aggressive, and overbearing.

The interior space of something, or the structural framework or skeleton of a structure or knowledge.

To rinse one's mouth with water or other liquids.