Cantonese words starting with L
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lei5 nim6
理念
idea; philosophy
lei5 ning4
李寧李宁
Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games
lei5 on1
李安
Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍|卧虎藏龙 and Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山)
lei5 ou3 si1
里奧斯里奥斯
Ríos (name)
lei5 paang4
李鵬李鹏
Li Peng (1928-2019), leading PRC politician, prime minister 1987-1998, reportedly leader of the conservative faction advocating the June 1989 Tiananmen clampdown
lei5 pui4
理賠理赔
to settle a claim; payment of claims
lei5 saam1 goek3
李三腳李三脚
Bruce Lee's nickname [colloquial]
lei5 sai3 man4
李世民
Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[Tang2 Tai4 zong1] (599-649), reigned 626-649
lei5 sam1 git3
李心潔李心洁
Angelica Lee Sin-je, a Malaysian Chinese actress and singer
lei5 sam4
李忱
Li Chen, personal name of seventeenth Tang emperor Xuanzong 宣宗[Xuan1 zong1] (810-859), reigned 846-859
lei5 san1
履新
verb; assume one's new post; take up a new post or new role
lei5 san4 leon6
理神論理神论
deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe
lei5 sau1 jin4
李修賢李修贤
Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director
lei5 se5
里社
village shrine to the earth god
lei5 sei3
李四
Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四, 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry
lei5 sei3 gwong1
李四光
Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese-trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration
lei5 seoi6 waan4
李瑞環李瑞环
Li Ruihuan (1934-), former Chinese politician
lei5 seon3 san4
李舜臣
Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders
lei5 seon4
李純李纯
Li Chun, personal name of twelfth Tang emperor Xianzong 憲宗|宪宗[Xian4 zong1] (778-820), reigned 805-820
lei5 si1
李斯
Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC
lei5 si1 bun2
里斯本
Lisbon, capital of Portugal
lei5 si1 dak6
李斯特
Ferenc (Franz) Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer
lei5 si1 dak6 kwan2
李斯特菌
Listeria monocytogene
lei5 si1 dak6 si6 gon1 kwan2
李斯特氏桿菌李斯特氏杆菌
listeria bacillus
lei5 si1 dak6 si6 kwan2
李斯特氏菌
listeria bacillus
lei5 si1 kei4
李司棋
Louise Lee Se-Kei, a Hong Kong actress
lei5 si4 zan1
李時珍李时珍
Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4]
lei5 si6
李氏
the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
lei5 si6
理事
member of council
lei5 si6
里氏
(seismology) Richter (scale)
lei5 si6 ciu4 sin1
李氏朝鮮李氏朝鲜
Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)
lei5 si6 mun5
里士滿里士满
Richmond (name)
lei5 si6 wui2
理事會理事会
council
lei5 si6 zan3 kap1
里氏震級里氏震级
(seismology) Richter scale
lei5 si6 zoeng2
理事長理事长
director general
lei5 sik1 gaau1 co3
履舄交錯履舄交错
lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go
lei5 sin1 nim6
李先念
Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician
lei5 sing3
理性
reason; rational
lei5 sing3 jing6 sik1
理性認識理性认识
cognition
lei5 sing3 jyu5 gam2 sing3
理性與感性理性与感性
Sense and Sensibility, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀|珍·奥斯汀[Zhen1 · Ao4 si1 ting1]
lei5 sing3 zi1 sik1
理性知識理性知识
rational knowledge
lei5 sing3 zyu2 ji6
理性主義理性主义
rationalism
lei5 sing4
鯉城鲤城
see 鯉城區|鲤城区[Li3 cheng2 Qu1]
lei5 sing4 gong1
李成江
Li Chengjiang (1979-), Chinese figure skater
lei5 sing4 gwai3
李成桂
Yi Seong-gye (1335-1408), founder and first king of Korean Yi dynasty (1392-1910)
lei5 sing4 keoi1
鯉城區鲤城区
Licheng, a district of Quanzhou City 泉州市[Quan2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
lei5 sing4 maan5
李承晚
Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), US-trained Korean politician and dictator, president of Republic of Korea 1948-1960
lei5 siu2 lung4
李小龍李小龙
Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert
lei5 siu6 gei1
李兆基
(celebrity) Shau Kee Lee, who is a Hong Kong based real estate tycoon and majority owner of Henderson Land Development.
lei5 siu6 sing1
李肇星
Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister