Cantonese words starting with L

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蓮花落莲花落

A genre of folk song accompanied by bamboo clappers.

Repeatedly; several times in a row.

連褲襪连裤袜

Pantyhose; tights.

Flail; a manual threshing tool.

Flail; an agricultural tool used for threshing grain.

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連枷胸连枷胸

連根拔连根拔

To pull up by the roots; to eradicate or root out completely.

To share the nuptial cup during a traditional wedding ceremony.

To strike repeatedly, or a double hit in sports such as volleyball and table tennis.

A link, connection, or hyperlink.

To link together or connect in a systematic way; a link or linkage.

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連結主義连结主义

Renga; a genre of Japanese collaborative poetry.

Lianjiang, a river and county in Fujian, China.

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連江縣连江县

Lianjiang County, in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province.

Coherent, coordinated, and logically connected from beginning to end.

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連貫性连贯性

Consistency; continuity; coherence.

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連滾帶爬连滚带爬

To stumble and crawl frantically; to scramble or flee in a state of panic or confusion.

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連骨肉连骨肉

Meat on the bone, such as a chop or cutlet.

To connect, stay in contact, or be linked.

連繫詞连系词

Copula; a linking verb in linguistics.

To combine, unite, or ally.

In one breath; continuously, successively, or in one go without interruption.

lin4 hoeng1 sik1 juk6

憐香惜玉怜香惜玉

To treat women tenderly; to show protective feelings and gentleness toward women.

Consecutive serial numbers, or a hyphen.

lin4 hung6 daai3 pin3

連哄帶騙连哄带骗

To cajole; to coax and deceive at the same time.

To be reelected, reappointed, or to continue in the same office after a term ends.

Linen; a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.

For several days in a row; day after day.

Through the night, all night long, or that very night.

To win consecutive games or matches.

連衣裙连衣裙

A one-piece dress.

Ripples on the surface of water.

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漣漪微漾涟漪微漾

Ripples; tiny waves gently rippling on the water surface.

Lotus seed paste.

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蓮蓉包莲蓉包

Lotus seed bun; a steamed bun filled with sweet lotus seed paste made from lotus seeds, lard, and sugar.

To use two words, terms, or items together.

Lianyuan, a county-level city in Loudi, Hunan, China.

漣源市涟源市

Lianyuan, a county-level city in Loudi, Hunan.

Lian County, a former county in Guangdong province, China.

The husbands of sisters.

Forsythia; a deciduous flowering shrub used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Two trees that grow together as one, symbolizing a married couple.

To implicate or involve someone, causing them trouble or harm.

Repeatedly and continuously, or slowly.

To contact, connect, or keep in touch with someone.

To include, together with, or altogether.

To join hands or act together; to do something in cooperation.

To pity, to take pity on, or to show sympathy to someone.