Cantonese words starting with L

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lik6 si2 sing4 bun2

歷史成本历史成本

Historical cost in accounting; the original cost of an asset.

lik6 si2 soeng6

歷史上历史上

Historically; in history; historically speaking.

lik6 si2 wai4 caan2

歷史遺產历史遗产

Historical legacy; heritage.

lik6 si2 wai4 zik1

歷史遺跡历史遗迹

Historic site; historical ruins

Diachronic; relating to evolution or changes over the course of time.

A man of great physical strength; a strongman.

Licheng District in Jinan, Shandong.

lik6 sing4 keoi1

歷城區历城区

Licheng, a district of Jinan in Shandong.

Weak, feeble, or lacking in physical strength.

lik6 so2 bat1 kap6

Beyond one's power or ability to achieve.

lik6 so2 nang4 kap6

To the best of one's ability, or as far as one's capabilities extend.

To enumerate; to list or count one by one.

lik6 tau3 zi2 bui3

力透紙背力透纸背

To describe the beautiful composition and deep main theme of a poem or piece of literature.

To strongly support or firmly back.

Rio Tinto, a British-Australian multinational metals and mining corporation.

To try hard to; to strive to achieve a certain outcome.

lik6 waan5 kwong4 laan4

力挽狂瀾力挽狂澜

To make every effort to save a desperate situation or prevent things from getting worse.

To strive for; to do one's utmost to strive for or achieve something.

lik6 zang1 soeng6 jau4

力爭上游力争上游

To strive for the best; to aim high and make every effort to make progress.

To have experienced a lot of; to have gone through many hardships or trials.

lik6 zeon6 cong1 song1

歷盡滄桑历尽沧桑

To have been through the hardships and vicissitudes of life.

lik6 zeon6 san4 ngai4

力盡神危力尽神危

Physically and mentally exhausted.

To fight with all one's might; to battle hard.

By force; power.

To try hard to stop or block; to strongly oppose.

A masterpiece or creative work produced with great effort.

To advocate strongly; to promote or maintain with vigor.

Glossy, shiny, or reflective.

Bridal trousseau; a bride's dowry of clothes, housewares, and personal items.

Inexpensive; cheap; low-priced.

Character used in personal names.

Curtain, screen, or shutter.

Trailing plant; creeper.

Sickle; a curved, hand-held agricultural tool for harvesting.

Hanging temple hair.

Cord fabric used in vehicle tires.

Integrity and a sense of honor, shame, or modesty.

鐮翅雞镰翅鸡

Siberian grouse; a bird species of the grouse family (Falcipennis falcipennis).

Kamakura, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

lim4 cong1 mok6 fu2

鐮倉幕府镰仓幕府

Kamakura shogunate

ICAC, short for the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

A sickle; a crescent-shaped agricultural tool with an inner curved blade used mainly for harvesting.

lim4 dou1 fu2 tau4

鐮刀斧頭镰刀斧头

The hammer and sickle, symbolizing rural and proletarian labor.

lim4 dou1 sai3 baau1 pan4 hyut3

鐮刀細胞貧血镰刀细胞贫血

Sickle cell anemia

Extra allowances paid to government officials in the Qing dynasty.

Cheap; low-priced.

A common colloquial name for the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

Honest, clean, and upright; not abusing power for personal gain.

Lianjiang, a county-level city in Zhanjiang, Guangdong.