Cantonese words starting with L

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lei5 so2 dong1 jin4

理所當然理所当然

as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course

lei5 soeng1 jan2

李商隱李商隐

Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet

an ideal; ideal

lei5 soeng2 faa3

lei5 soeng2 gwok3

理想國理想国

Plato's "The Republic" (c. 380 BC)

lei5 soeng2 zyu2 ji6

理想主義理想主义

lei5 suk1 tung4

Liu Shutong (1880-1942), painter, Buddhist monk and distinguished figure in New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4] after the Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4] of 1911

lei5 syut3 gin6

Li Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor

to have a haircut

李天祿李天禄

Li Tianlu (1910-1998), Taiwanese master puppeteer

lei5 tin1 wong4

the pagoda bearing god

Li Tie (1977-), footballer

lei5 tit3 gwaai2

李鐵拐李铁拐

Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine

see 理塘縣|理塘县[Li3 tang2 Xian4]

lei5 tong4 jyun6

理塘縣理塘县

Litang, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan

lei5 waa1 zyun6

李娃傳李娃传

Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简[Bai2 Xing2 jian3] along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot

lei5 waai4 jyun5

李懷遠李怀远

Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official

Titus Livius or Livy (59 BC-17 AD), Roman historian

李維斯李维斯

lei5 wai4 si2 to4

李維史陀李维史陀

Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009), French social anthropologist

lei5 wai6 gung1

李衛公李卫公

lei5 wai6 king4

Starry Lee Wai-King, a politician in Hong Kong

indefensible; to find oneself bested in argument; to be unable to appeal to good reasoning

lei5 wat1 ci4 kung4

理屈詞窮理屈词穷

lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom); to not have a leg to stand on

to understand; to take notice of

lei5 wui6 coeng1

李會昌李会昌

Lee Hoi-chang (1935-), South Korean politician

lei5 zaak6 gaai1

李澤楷李泽楷

Richard Li (1966-), Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist

Li Zhan, personal name of fourteenth Tang emperor Jingzong 敬宗[Jing4 Zong1] (809-827), reigned 825-827

理則學理则学

lei5 zan3 faan4

Li Zhenfan (1940-1973), real name of the actor Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 long2]

lei5 zeng6 uk1 gu2 mou6

李鄭屋古墓李郑屋古墓

Lee Cheng Uk Han Tomb, a historical heritage site in Hong Kong

lei5 zeng6 uk1 hon3 mou6 bok3 mat6 gun2

李鄭屋漢墓博物館李郑屋汉墓博物馆

(attraction in Hong Kong) Lee Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum

Li Jun, fictional character from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]

Li Zhi (1527-1602), late Ming philosopher, historian and writer

reason; rationality

Li Zhi, personal name of third Tang emperor Gaozong 唐高宗[Tang2 Gao1 zong1], (628-683), reigned 649-683

Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Li Zhifu (c. 14th century), Yuan dynasty playwright in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] style

lei5 zik6 hei3 zong3

理直氣壯理直气壮

in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; just and forceful

lei5 zing3 dou6

Tsung-Dao Lee (1926–2024), Chinese American physicist, Columbia University, 1957 Nobel laureate

Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]

Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗[Tang2 Zhong1 zong1] (656-710), reigned 705-710

Lizhu, personal name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Aidi 哀帝[Ai1 di4] (892-908), reigned 904-907

lei5 zung1 jan4

Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction

lei5 zung1 sing6

Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter

Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong 順宗|顺宗[Shun4 zong1] (761-806), reigned 805-806