Cantonese words starting with L

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laan5 jau5 jing4

懶有型懒有型

To try too hard to look cool; to pretentiously act stylish.

laan5 joeng4 joeng4

懶洋洋懒洋洋

Lazily, leisurely, or in a relaxed and sluggish manner.

laan5 laan5 haan4

懶懶閒懒懒间

Lazy and sluggish; acting in a relaxed, indifferent, or unmotivated manner.

To ignore, pay no attention to, or not bother with.

To pretend to be smart or competent, or to show off.

To dress up or preen oneself, especially in a vain or pretentious way.

Loafer; a lazy man.

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懶佬工夫懒佬工夫

An easy job or task that requires very little effort.

laan5 lou2 haai4

懶佬鞋懒佬鞋

Slip-on shoe; loafer; shoes without shoelaces.

懶佬椅懒佬椅

Recliner, deck chair, or sun lounger.

Sluggish, lazy, and indolent; lacking focus or concentration.

Lazy person; slacker.

To rot, decay, or go bad; organic matter decomposing naturally or by bacteria.

Muddy; soggy or slushy mud.

laan6 caa4 zaa1

爛茶渣烂茶渣

Useless, valueless, or badly worn-out things; often used disparagingly to refer to women past their youth.

Belligerent; eager to fight or quarrel.

Unscrupulous, rogue, or rascally.

laan6 daat3 daat3

爛笪笪烂笪笪

Unrestrained, unscrupulous, or completely disregarding rules and boundaries.

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爛鬥爛烂斗烂

To engage in a race to the bottom, where parties compete to see who can be worse or more destructive.

Addicted to gambling.

laan6 dou2 gwai2

爛賭鬼烂赌鬼

A compulsive gambler or gambling addict.

爛賭二烂赌二

A gambling addict; a compulsive gambler.

Soggy and sticky rice that has been cooked with too much water.

Extremely sleepy, loving to sleep, or reluctant to wake up.

laan6 fan3 zyu1

爛瞓豬烂瞓猪

Sleepyhead; a person who is always sleepy and loves to sleep.

爛ｇａｇ烂ｇａｇ

A corny, cheesy, or bad joke.

Shoddy, cheap, or of very poor quality.

To cry easily and often, or to be a crybaby (especially of children).

laan6 haam3 maau1

爛喊貓烂喊猫

Crybaby; a child who cries easily.

Foul-mouthed; habitually using profanity and bad language.

laan6 hau2 gok3

爛口角烂口角

Angular cheilitis; inflammatory lesions or blisters at the corners of the mouth.

A strong, deep-seated, or uncontrollable addiction.

laan6 jung4 jung4

爛溶溶烂溶溶

Completely ruined, shredded, or torn to pieces; worn away to nothing.

laan6 jung4 jung4

爛蓉蓉烂蓉蓉

Tattered, ragged, or completely shredded.

An unreasonable, rowdy, or ruffian-like man.

To end badly, mess up at the end, or fail to finish a project.

laan6 meng6 jat1 tiu4

爛命一條烂命一条

To have a worthless life with nothing left to lose, making one willing to take desperate risks.

Reckless, desperate, or having nothing left to lose.

Mud or mire, or figuratively, a hopeless, indolent, or slovenly person.

laan6 nai4 fu4 m4 soeng5 bek3

爛泥扶唔上壁烂泥扶唔上壁

One who is unwilling or unable to improve oneself even with help; a hopeless case.

Cavity; a decayed, rotten, or broken tooth.

Broken tile, or colloquially used to refer to a cat.

Easy to grow; hardy and needing little attention to survive.

laan6 san1 laan6 sai3

爛身爛勢烂身烂势

To dress in tattered, worn-out, or shabby clothing.

Unsellable goods; products that cannot be sold due to poor market conditions or oversupply.

Unsaleable, slow-selling, or unpopular due to market saturation.

Gluttonous; loving to eat and having a large appetite.

Bad debt; an outstanding debt that is unlikely to be recovered or collected.