Cantonese words starting with L
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lei4 hoeng1 bit6 zeng2
離鄉別井离乡别井
to leave one's home
lei4 hoeng1 bui3 zeng2
離鄉背井离乡背井
to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
lei4 hoi1
離開离开
quit; pass away
lei4 hoi1 jan4 sai3
離開人世离开人世
to die
lei4 hong4 lei4 laat6
離行離迾离行离迾
far apart; wide of the mark; not in line; all over the place
lei4 jam6
離任离任
to leave office
lei4 jan3
厘印
Stamp duty
lei4 jau1
離休离休
to retire
lei4 ji6
離異离异
to divorce
lei4 ji6
離貳离贰
to defect
lei4 jyu5
離乳离乳
to be weaned
lei4 jyun4
梨園梨园
world of Chinese opera
lei4 jyun4 zi2 dai6
梨園子弟梨园子弟
Chinese opera performers
lei4 jyun5
離遠离远
from far; at a distance
lei4 kei4
離奇离奇
odd; bizarre
lei4 keoi1 fai6 to4
梨俱吠陀
Rigveda, Indian religious poem
lei4 lei4 gwong1 gwong1
離離光光离离光光
lackluster (look)
lei4 m4 dak1 cit3
嚟唔得切
can't make it on time
lei4 maau1
狸貓狸猫
leopard cat
lei4 mai5
釐米厘米
centimeter
lei4 naan6
罹難罹难
to die in an accident or disaster
lei4 ngau4
氂牛牦牛
yak (Bos grunniens)
lei4 ngau4
犛牛
a yak
lei4 ngon6
離岸离岸
offshore
lei4 ngon6 gaa3
離岸價离岸价
free on board (FOB) (transportation)
lei4 pou2
離譜离谱
(adjective) Way too much and unacceptable
lei4 saai3 pou2
離晒譜离晒谱
outrageous
lei4 saai3 zaau3
離晒罩离晒罩
outrageous
lei4 saan1
驪山骊山
Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor
lei4 saan3
離散离散
(of family members) separated from one another; scattered about; dispersed
lei4 saan3 sing3
離散性离散性
discreteness
lei4 saan3 sou3 hok6
離散數學离散数学
discrete mathematics
lei4 sai3
離世离世
(archaic) to live in seclusion
lei4 sam1
離心离心
to be at odds with
lei4 sam1 fan1 lei4 gei1
離心分離機离心分离机
centrifuge
lei4 sam1 gei1
離心機离心机
centrifuge
lei4 sam1 lei4 dak1
離心離德离心离德
dissension
lei4 sam1 lik6
離心力离心力
centrifugal force
lei4 sau4
離愁离愁
parting sorrow
lei4 sek6
離石离石
see 離石區|离石区[Li2 shi2 Qu1]
lei4 sek6 keoi1
離石區离石区
Lishi, a district of Lüliang City 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu : 3 liang2 Shi4], Shanxi
lei4 si6
厘士
Lace
lei4 sik1
離析离析
separation; dissociation; fall apart; to disintegrate
lei4 sin3
離線离线
(computing) offline
lei4 sou1
離騷离骚
On Encountering Sorrow, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原[Qu1 Yuan2] in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3 ci2]
lei4 suk6
梨屬梨属
Pyrus, tree genus containing pears
lei4 syu6
梨樹梨树
pear tree
lei4 syu6 jyun6
梨樹縣梨树县
Lishu, a county in Siping City 四平市[Si4 ping2 Shi4], Jilin
lei4 syu6 keoi1
梨樹區梨树区
Lishu, a district of Jixi City 雞西市|鸡西市[Ji1 xi1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
lei4 tai4
離題离题
to digress; to stray from the subject