Cantonese words starting with L
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理所當然理所当然
lei5 so2 dong1 jin4as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of c...
李商隱李商隐
lei5 soeng1 jan2Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet
理想
lei5 soeng2an ideal; ideal
理想化
lei5 soeng2 faa3to idealize
理想國理想国
lei5 soeng2 gwok3Plato's "The Republic" (c. 380 BC)
理想主義理想主义
lei5 soeng2 zyu2 ji6idealism
李叔同
lei5 suk1 tung4Liu Shutong (1880-1942), painter, Buddhist monk and distinguished figure in N...
李樹李树
lei5 syu6plum tree
李雪健
lei5 syut3 gin6Li Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor
理頭理头
lei5 tau4to have a haircut
裏頭里头
lei5 tau4Inside
李天祿李天禄
lei5 tin1 luk6Li Tianlu (1910-1998), Taiwanese master puppeteer
李天王
lei5 tin1 wong4the pagoda bearing god
李鐵李铁
lei5 tit3Li Tie (1977-), footballer
李鐵拐李铁拐
lei5 tit3 gwaai2Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] in Chinese mythology...
理塘
lei5 tong4see 理塘縣|理塘县[Li3 tang2 Xian4]
理塘縣理塘县
lei5 tong4 jyun6Litang, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang...
李娃傳李娃传
lei5 waa1 zyun6Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简[Bai2 Xing2...
李懷遠李怀远
lei5 waai4 jyun5Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official
李維李维
lei5 wai4Titus Livius or Livy (59 BC-17 AD), Roman historian
李維斯李维斯
lei5 wai4 si1Levi's (brand)
李維史陀李维史陀
lei5 wai4 si2 to4Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009), French social anthropologist
李衛公李卫公
lei5 wai6 gung1Li Wei Gong
李慧琼
lei5 wai6 king4Starry Lee Wai-King, a politician in Hong Kong
理屈
lei5 wat1indefensible; to find oneself bested in argument; to be unable to appeal to g...
理屈詞窮理屈词穷
lei5 wat1 ci4 kung4lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idio...
理會理会
lei5 wui6to understand; to take notice of
李會昌李会昌
lei5 wui6 coeng1Lee Hoi-chang (1935-), South Korean politician
李澤楷李泽楷
lei5 zaak6 gaai1Richard Li (1966-), Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist
李湛
lei5 zaam3Li Zhan, personal name of fourteenth Tang emperor Jingzong 敬宗[Jing4 Zong1] (8...
理則理则
lei5 zak1principle
理則學理则学
lei5 zak1 hok6logic
李振藩
lei5 zan3 faan4Li Zhenfan (1940-1973), real name of the actor Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 lo...
李鄭屋古墓李郑屋古墓
lei5 zeng6 uk1 gu2 mou6Lee Cheng Uk Han Tomb, a historical heritage site in Hong Kong
李鄭屋漢墓博物館李郑屋汉墓博物馆
lei5 zeng6 uk1 hon3 mou6 bok3 mat6 gun2(attraction in Hong Kong) Lee Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum
李俊
lei5 zeon3Li Jun, fictional character from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]
李子
lei5 zi2plum
李贄李贽
lei5 zi3Li Zhi (1527-1602), late Ming philosopher, historian and writer
理智
lei5 zi3reason; rationality
李治
lei5 zi6Li Zhi, personal name of third Tang emperor Gaozong 唐高宗[Tang2 Gao1 zong1], (6...
李自成
lei5 zi6 sing4Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dy...
李直夫
lei5 zik6 fu1Li Zhifu (c. 14th century), Yuan dynasty playwright in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] style
理直氣壯理直气壮
lei5 zik6 hei3 zong3in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on o...
李政道
lei5 zing3 dou6Tsung-Dao Lee (1926–2024), Chinese American physicist, Columbia University, 1...
李靖
lei5 zing6Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li o...
李哲
lei5 zit3Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗[Tang2 Zhong1 zong1...
李祝
lei5 zuk1Lizhu, personal name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Aidi 哀帝[Ai1 di4] (...
李宗仁
lei5 zung1 jan4Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction
李宗盛
lei5 zung1 sing6Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter
李誦李诵
lei5 zung6Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong 順宗|顺宗[Shun4 zong1] (...
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