Cantonese words starting with L

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An experienced or veteran ball player.

George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States.

One's accumulated savings, capital, assets, or resources.

lou5 bun2 hong4

One's old trade or profession; the line of work in which one is most experienced or skilled.

One's husband or wife in old age; an old companion.

lou5 caai1 gwat1

An experienced police officer.

A derogatory term for an old man or an old fellow.

Elderly parents, or a sucker who is easily cheated or scammed.

A gullible person who is easily tricked, or a groom getting married.

老襯底老衬底

A fool; a naive, gullible person who is easily deceived.

Dark soy sauce, which is darker in color and less salty than light soy sauce.

To talk nonsense, bullshit, or make groundless claims.

Swindler, cheat, con artist, or racketeer.

An uneducated, uncultured, or simple person, often used as a self-deprecating humble term.

An older virgin, typically referring to a woman.

The eldest child, a gang leader, or a respected senior in a trade.

An opera role for an old woman.

Father; dad; daddy.

Dad; father; daddy.

lou5 dau6 lou5 mou2

Parents; mom and dad.

To mislead, deceive, or fool someone.

Boss, superior, or supervisor.

Calm, collected, and cool under pressure.

lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4

老調重彈老调重弹

To harp on the same old theme; to repeat an old argument with nothing new to offer.

lou5 dong1 jik1 zong3

老當益壯老当益壮

Old but vigorous; to have even greater resolve and vitality despite advanced age.

Experienced; highly seasoned and capable.

Presbyopia; age-related farsightedness that makes it difficult to focus on close objects or small print.

To age, or the process of aging and deteriorating over time.

A Westerner or Caucasian person.

Pirated goods, especially CDs.

lou5 faan1 dung1

An informal term for Christmas, comparing it to the western equivalent of the winter solstice.

lou5 faan1 loeng4 caa4

老番涼茶老番凉茶

lou5 faan1 tai2 bong2 dai6 jat1

老番睇榜第一

To be ranked last, or the very bottom of a list; literally, 'the foreigner looks at the list from top to bottom'.

老佛爺老佛爷

An honorific title for an empress dowager, especially Cixi, or a transliteration for Galeries Lafayette.

lou5 fo2 leng3 tong1

老火靚湯老火靓汤

Slow-simmered soup; a nutritious, Cantonese-style soup boiled over low heat for several hours.

老火湯老火汤

Slow-cooked Cantonese soup made with meat, vegetables, fruits, or medicinal herbs.

Old Master Q, a popular fictional comic book character.

Tiger; a large feline mammal with orange fur and black stripes.

老虎機老虎机

Slot machine; a type of gambling machine operated by inserting money and spinning reels with symbols.

Spanner crab; also used figuratively to describe a bully, or as an adverb meaning "no matter what".

lou5 fu2 m4 faat3 wai1 dong3 beng6 maau1

老虎唔發威當病貓老虎唔发威当病猫

To underestimate someone's power or mistake a strong person for a weakling because they are not showing anger.

A tigress, or figuratively, a fierce, tough, or domineering woman.

lou5 fu2 tau4 soeng6 deng1 sat1 naa2

老虎頭上釘蝨乸老虎头上钉虱乸

To provoke a powerful person or organization.

Taking someone or something for granted; assuming one is entitled to order others around.

One's native place, ancestral home, or hometown.

lou5 gaai1 zaam6

Laojie Station, a transit station on the Shenzhen Metro.

lou5 gaan1 geoi6 waat6

Cunning, crafty, and highly experienced in devious ways.

lou5 gaau1 cing4

An old friendship, or a long-standing relationship between friends who go way back.

One's rank or seniority among siblings, or a disdainful term for someone's status or importance.