Cantonese words starting with L

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Turbine; a rotary mechanical device driven by fluid flow.

leon4 gei1 sau2

輪機手轮机手

Helmsman; a person who steers a ship or boat.

leon4 gei1 zip3 seoi5

淪肌浹髓沦肌浃髓

To penetrate to the marrow; to be deeply affected or impressed.

Neighbour; a person living near you.

Another name for the Spring and Autumn Annals.

Bulb; a short, underground stem with fleshy scale leaves.

leon4 gok3 fung6 zeoi2

麟角鳳觜麟角凤觜

An extremely rare and precious thing.

The hub of a wheel.

leon4 guk1 zaau3

輪轂罩轮毂罩

Neighbouring country.

Phosphorescence; a phenomenon where a substance emits light without heat.

To fall to the enemy; to be occupied by an invading force.

leon4 haam6 keoi1

淪陷區沦陷区

Enemy-held territory; territory occupied by an enemy during a war.

leon4 hau4 luk6 doek3 muk6 niu5

鱗喉綠啄木鳥鳞喉绿啄木鸟

Streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus).

To queue or wait for one's turn.

leon4 hung1 ziu1 mei4

鱗胸鷦鶥鳞胸鹪鹛

Scaly-breasted cupwing or scaly-breasted wren-babbler (Pnoepyga albiventer).

To take turns in a post; a rotating appointment or presidency.

Neighbor; someone who lives nearby.

To take turns taking days off, or to let agricultural land lie fallow in rotation.

Linyou County in Baoji, Shaanxi, China.

leon4 jau4 jyun6

麟遊縣麟游县

Linyou, a county in Baoji, Shaanxi, China.

Neighbors; people living nearby.

Neighbor; people living nearby.

Wheelchair; a wheeled mobility device for people who have difficulty walking.

To win the top award or take first place.

Rim; the outer edge of a wheel.

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, German physicist and mechanical engineer.

leon4 kam4 se6 sin3

倫琴射線伦琴射线

X-ray; Röntgen radiation.

Neighborhood; neighboring area.

Tread; the track width or distance between the two front or two rear wheels of a vehicle.

Outline; profile; the general shape or contour of an object or face.

leon4 kwok3 sin1 ming4

輪廓鮮明轮廓鲜明

Having sharp features or a well-defined outline; in bold outline.

leon4 kwok3 sin3

輪廓線轮廓线

Outline or silhouette.

Phosphate ore; a phosphate deposit.

leon4 kwong3 sek6

磷礦石磷矿石

Phosphate rock or phosphate ore.

To take turns; to do something one after another in order.

Ethics, morality, or the principles governing human relationships and conduct.

Neighbours; the people living near one's home.

leon4 lei5 hok6

倫理學伦理学

Ethics; the branch of philosophy dealing with moral principles.

Sparkling, glistening, or shimmering, especially of water.

Clear and crystalline water.

To fall into ruin; to end up in a much worse situation or state.

Linlo, a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

leon4 lok6 hoeng1

麟洛鄉麟洛乡

Linlo Township, a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

To perish; to be destroyed or extinguished.

To be occupied and destroyed; to fall into ruin or perish.

Rotational grazing; the practice of moving livestock between pastures to allow vegetation to recover.

To be on friendly terms with one's neighbors.

To sink, submerge, or perish.