Cantonese words starting with L

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To roll; to move by rotating continuously forward.

The foot of a hill or mountain.

A stupid person, idiot, or fool, often describing someone who is stiff, unresponsive, or useless.

A stupid person; a foolish prick, also used as a humorous pun on the name 'Richard'.

To do something or walk in a slow, difficult, or laboriously unsmooth manner.

To roll on the floor; to throw a tantrum by rolling on the ground like a child.

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Bunk bed or double-decker bed.

To pay by credit card; to swipe a card.

An idiot, a fool, or a dim-witted person.

Pomelo; a large, thick-skinned citrus fruit that is green or yellow with sweet, slightly bitter flesh.

碌ｃａｒｄ

To pay for something by swiping a credit card or debit card.

To swipe a credit card; to pay by credit card.

碌Ｌｉｎｇ

Ten-pin bowling.

Big and round; typically describing eyes or other round objects.

An onomatopoeia for a rolling or rumbling sound, or to roll something slightly.

A stupid, foolish, or slow-witted person; a blockhead.

Notes or hand-outs.

A foolish, useless, or stupid person.

A tall and thin person, resembling a bamboo pole.

To peel with a knife, or a winding, twisting flow of water.

Chlorine; the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl.

To scald or briefly boil food in hot water.

To strain or filter liquids, or to drip through a filter.

To scald, rinse, or cook with boiling water or steam.

Wealth, fortune, prosperity, or high official salary.

To record or write down; a record or organized data in written form.

Land or ground, as opposed to water.

The pronunciation of the character '鹿' (deer) in certain collocations.

綠寶石绿宝石

Emerald, or a variety of green plum.

The Six Ministries, the central administrative departments in imperial China.

Green tea; a type of unfermented tea that is heated immediately after harvesting.

綠茶婊绿茶婊

A girl who pretends to be innocent and pure but is actually manipulative and conniving.

To scald or burn oneself with a hot liquid.

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六親不認六亲不认

To refuse to recognize one's own family and close relatives; to be completely heartless and unfeeling.

To admit, recruit, or accept someone into an institution, school, or job.

To record, register, or reach a certain level or figure.

Green light; a traffic signal allowing vehicles or pedestrians to proceed.

綠豆仔绿豆仔

Librium, a type of tranquilizer; literally a little green bean.

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綠豆公绿豆公

Mung beans that do not become mushy or soft after cooking.

綠豆沙绿豆沙

Mung bean sweet soup; a traditional dessert made of mung beans, herb of grace, sugar, and water.

Land; the part of the Earth's surface that is not covered by water.

To green; to plant trees, grass, and flowers to improve the environment.

Sixty-nine; a mutual oral sex position.

Luk Keng, a place in northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong.

To record a song

六個字六个字

Six characters or words, or a time-telling term meaning thirty minutes past the hour.