Cantonese words starting with L

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Continuously, or rising in strands and wisps like smoke or mist.

leoi5 leoi5 ngoi6 ngoi6

裡裡外外里里外外

Inside and out; thoroughly, both on the inside and the outside.

Precarious; highly unstable and dangerous, like a stack of eggs.

Physical strength or brawn.

Lüliang, a prefecture-level city in Shanxi province, China.

leoi5 loeng4 si5

呂梁市吕梁市

Lüliang, a prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province.

leoi5 loeng4 wai5

呂良偉吕良伟

Ray Lui, a Hong Kong actor.

Open, honest, and upright in character; also used to describe piles of rocks.

leoi5 lok6 daai6 fong1

Open, upright, and magnanimous in character or behavior.

Inside, interior, or inner side; the area within a boundary.

Inside; the interior.

Lü Wang, an alternative name for Jiang Ziya, a key advisor to King Wen of Zhou.

Lü Meng (178–219), a general of the southern state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.

Lü Yan (lived c. 874), a Tang dynasty poet.

leoi5 ngau1 ngoi6 lin4

裡勾外連里勾外连

To act from the inside in coordination with attackers outside; to collude with outside forces.

Inside and outside; the interior and exterior.

leoi5 ngoi6 leoi5

裡外裡里外里

All in all; in any case; whichever way one looks at it.

For generations; successive generations.

An expert or insider, or the left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle.

Hostel or inn; a place providing accommodation for travelers.

A hotel, hostel, or inn.

Lüshunkou District, also known as Port Arthur, a district of Dalian in Liaoning Province.

leoi5 seon6 gong2

旅順港旅顺港

Lüshun port, a port located on the tip of the Liaodong peninsula in Dalian, Liaoning.

leoi5 seon6 hau2

旅順口旅顺口

Lushunkou, a district of Dalian in Liaoning province, China.

leoi5 seon6 hau2 keoi1

旅順口區旅顺口区

Lüshunkou, a district of Dalian City in Liaoning Province.

To relate, narrate, or describe in detail.

leoi5 si3 bat1 song2

屢試不爽屡试不爽

Time-tested; having been tried repeatedly and always proved correct or successful.

leoi5 si6 ceon1 cau1

呂氏春秋吕氏春秋

Lüshi Chunqiu, an encyclopedic Chinese classic compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Chancellor Lü Buwei.

Luzon, an island in the Philippines.

leoi5 sung3 dou2

呂宋島吕宋岛

Luzon Island, the largest and most populous island in the northern Philippines.

leoi5 sung3 hoi2 haap6

呂宋海峽吕宋海峡

Luzon Strait; the strait between Taiwan and Luzon Island of the Philippines.

leoi5 sung3 jin1

呂宋煙吕宋烟

Inside or interior.

Journey; trip; the process of traveling.

Tenderloin or loin of pork, beef, or other meat.

Progressive, especially in the context of taxation or rates increasing in steps.

Lining, especially the inner lining of clothes or pockets.

To accumulate; to gather, build up, or increase continuously over time.

leoi5 zik1 zai1 loeng6

累積劑量累积剂量

Cumulative dose; the total amount of radiation or substance absorbed over a period of time.

leoi5 zin3 leoi5 baai6

屢戰屢敗屡战屡败

To suffer defeat in every battle; to lose every fight.

Brigade commander.

To suffer repeatedly; to encounter difficulties or misfortune time and again.

leoi5 zou1 bat1 caak1

屢遭不測屡遭不测

To be beset by a series of mishaps or unexpected misfortunes.

To cry loudly, specifically referring to birds like cranes or geese.

To worry, ponder, or consider.

Tears; secretions from the lacrimal glands to lubricate the eyes or express extreme emotion.

To strain, filter, or pass a liquid through a filter to remove solid impurities.

To get someone in trouble, drag others into difficulties, or bring trouble to them.

A flaw, blemish, or knot in silk.

An ancient wooden plow, or the handle of a plow.