Cantonese words starting with L

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long2 hau2 zung1

A cup or mug used to hold water for rinsing one's mouth when brushing teeth.

To hang items, usually clothes, in the air to dry.

long3 hou4 fong1

Langham Place, a shopping mall and commercial complex in Mong Kok, Hong Kong.

Mythical library or place where the Celestial Emperor stores his books.

Corridor; a long, narrow passageway.

An archaic term for a tall tree, or the sound of wood beating against wood.

Wave; swell, usually referring to the rise and fall of seawater.

Wolf; a wild pack-hunting canine.

A jade-like stone, the tinkling of pendants, or the sound of reading aloud.

A white gemstone resembling pearl-like jade; also used as an onomatopoeia for clinking metal or reading aloud.

Wolf's-tail grass, or more generally weeds and wild grass.

An insect; used in compound words for insects like cockroaches, mantises, or dragonflies.

Man, young man, or husband.

Flustered, helpless, or in a messy situation when facing difficulties.

long4 bui3 wai4 gaan1

狼狽為奸狼狈为奸

To collude with someone; bad people banding together to commit misdeeds.

long4 coi4 neoi5 maau6

An ideal couple, describing a talented man and a beautiful woman in a romantic relationship.

Bold, daring, or audacious.

Venomous, wicked, nefarious, or malicious.

Wolfdog; dogs with wolf-like characteristics, such as the German Shepherd or wolf-dog hybrids.

long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3

狼過華秀狼过华秀

Extremely ruthless, greedy, or aggressive.

long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3 soeng1 gau2

狼過華秀雙狗狼过华秀双狗

Extremely ruthless, greedy, or fierce.

long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3 zek3 gau2

狼過華秀隻狗狼过华秀只狗

Extremely fierce, greedy, aggressive, or cruel.

A Chinese writing brush made of weasel hair.

Werewolf; a mythical creature from European folklore that transforms from a human into a wolf-like monster.

Smoke signal used in ancient times by frontier guards to warn of warfare.

long4 mei5 cou2

Fountaingrass; any grass in the genus Pennisetum.

Fierce, ruthless, relentless, or evil.

In a great hurry, rushed, or overly anxious and tense.

Reckless, greedy, impatient, or ruthless; taking things too far without regard for consequences or morality.

long4 tan1 fu2 jin3

狼吞虎嚥狼吞虎咽

To wolf down food; to devour or gorge oneself quickly and greedily.

Gluttonous or ravenous, eating like a wolf; aggressive, fierce, or ruthless.

Low-lying wetland by a river, or a raised bank between fields.

Bright, clear, distinct, or resonant.

Lofty; also refers to an empty moat.

To read aloud; to read out loud clearly.

long5 hou4 zau2 dim3

The Langham Place Hotel, a hotel in Hong Kong.

long5 naa4 din6 nou4

Ronaldinho; the Brazilian professional footballer Ronaldo de Assis Moreira.

long5 naa4 dou6

Ronaldo; referring to the retired Brazilian professional footballer Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima.

Wayne Rooney, a professional English footballer.

Long Ping, a residential area on the western edge of Yuen Long town centre in Hong Kong.

To recite or read aloud a literary work with emotion and expression.

Tide, wave, or a powerful social movement.

long6 dak1 heoi1 ming4

浪得虛名浪得虚名

To have an undeserved reputation; to possess a famous name without the corresponding ability.

Spray or froth created by breaking waves; sea spray.

To waste or squander time, money, or resources.

To hang-dry; to air-dry wet items by hanging them up.

Ronin; a masterless samurai who wandered during the Edo period in Japan.

Air-dried cured meat, typically pork belly, preserved by hanging outdoors in the wind.

Romantic; tending to cultivate affection and passion between lovers.

To hang up clothes to dry.