Cantonese words starting with L
7,259 entries
lei5 coi4
理財理财
to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management
lei5 coi4 hok6
理財學理财学
financial management science
lei5 cong1
李滄李沧
see 李滄區|李沧区[Li3 cang1 Qu1]
lei5 cong1 keoi1
李滄區李沧区
Licang, a district of Qingdao City 青島市|青岛市[Qing1 dao3 Shi4], Shandong
lei5 cung4 mau6
李重茂
Li Chongmao, personal name of fifth Tang emperor Shang 唐殤帝|唐殇帝[Tang2 Shang1 Di4] (c. 695-715), reigned 710
lei5 daai6 ciu1
李大釗李大钊
Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party
lei5 daan3
李旦
Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗[Tang2 Rui4 zong1] (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
lei5 dak1
李德
Otto Braun (1900-1974), Comintern adviser to the Chinese communist party 1932-1939
lei5 dak1 lam4
李德林
Li Delin (530-590), historian of Northern Wei and Sui dynasty
lei5 dang1 fai1
李登輝李登辉
Lee Teng-hui (1923–2020), Taiwanese politician, president of the Republic of China 1988–2000
lei5 din6 ci4
鋰電池锂电池
lithium battery
lei5 doi6 sou3
李代數李代数
Lie algebra (math.)
lei5 doi6 tou4 goeng1
李代桃僵
lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree; to carry the can for sb
lei5 dong1
理當理当
should; ought
lei5 faa3
理化
physics and chemistry
lei5 faa3 jan1 sou3
理化因素
physical and chemical factors
lei5 faat3
理髮理发
to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
lei5 faat3 dim3
理髮店理发店
barbershop; CL:家[jia1]
lei5 faat3 jyun2
理髮院理发院
barbershop; hairdresser's
lei5 faat3 jyun4
理髮員理发员
barber; hairdresser
lei5 faat3 si1
理髮師理发师
barber; hairdresser
lei5 faat3 teng1
理髮廳理发厅
(Tw) barbershop; CL:家[jia1]
lei5 fat1 coi3 dak1
里弗賽德里弗赛德
Riverside
lei5 fo1
理科
the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wen2 ke1])
lei5 fo1 hok6 si6
理科學士理科学士
Bachelor of Science B.Sc.
lei5 fong2
李昉
Li Fang (925-996), scholar between Tang and Song dynasties, author of fictional history
lei5 fu3 ceon1
李富春
Li Fuchun (1900–1975), Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician, served as Vice Premier of the PRC
lei5 fui1
李悝
Li Kui (455-395 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state 魏國|魏国[Wei4 guo2]
lei5 gaa1
里加
Riga, capital of Latvia
lei5 gaa1 jan1
李嘉欣
Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese International
lei5 gaa1 sing4
李嘉誠李嘉诚
Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman
lei5 gaa2 naap6
里賈納里贾纳
Regina city, capital of Saskatchewan province, Canada
lei5 gaai2
理解
to comprehend; to understand
lei5 gaai2 lik6
理解力
ability to grasp ideas
lei5 gaak3 fei1
李格非
Li Gefei (active c. 1090), Northern Song writer and father of southern Song female poet Li Qingzhao 李清照
lei5 gan1
里根
Reagan (name)
lei5 gei1 juk6
里肌肉
loin (of pork)
lei5 geoi3
理據理据
grounds; logical basis
lei5 gin3 sing4
李建成
Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变
lei5 gong2
里港
Likang township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
lei5 gong2 hoeng1
里港鄉里港乡
Likang township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
lei5 gung1
理工
science and engineering as academic subjects
lei5 gung1 daai6 hok6
理工大學理工大学
University of Science and Engineering
lei5 gung1 fo1
理工科
science and engineering as academic subjects
lei5 gung1 pok3
李公樸李公朴
Li Gongpu (-1946), communist killed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946
lei5 gwai3 laan4
李季蘭李季兰
Li Jilan or Li Ye 李冶[Li3 Ye3] (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet
lei5 gwok3 hou4
李國豪李国豪
Brandon Lee (1965-1993), American actor, son of Bruce Lee
lei5 gwong1
理光
Ricoh, Japanese imaging and electronics company
lei5 gwong1 jiu6
李光耀
Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), founding father of modern Singapore, prime minister 1959-1990
lei5 gwong2
李廣李广
Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴