Cantonese words starting with L

7,259 entries

Handbag, shopping bag, or purse.

ling1 baau1 dong2

拎包黨拎包党

A gang of bag snatchers or pickpockets.

To pick up; to lift up with one's hands.

To take away food; takeout or carry-out.

To hold, carry, or grasp an item in one's hand.

Zero; the numeral 0.

Clever, lonely, or referring to an actor.

A Chinese surname, usually transliterated as Ling.

Purine, a nitrogen-containing compound in organic chemistry.

A mound or a small hill.

An elevated bank or ridge of earth around a field.

To hang on a hook or rope, or to connect together.

Eurya japonica, a species of evergreen shrub or small tree.

Corner, edge, or ridge; also used in Buddhist contexts or transliterations.

Latticework on a window; a window frame or sill.

The sound of water flowing, or a mild and comfortable feeling.

The flickering or flare of a fire.

The sound of tinkling jade, commonly used in given names.

Concave channels of tiling; roof tiles that form water channels.

Edge; corner or square beam.

Damask; a type of thin, woven silk fabric.

Antelope; a type of horned mammal.

Feather or plume of a bird.

To listen attentively.

A type of fungus used in traditional Chinese medicine, or licorice.

An ancient name for spinach.

Dragonfly, sandfly, or other similar insects.

A grave, tomb, or mausoleum, especially one for royalty or the ruling class.

Highly effective, efficacious, or responsive.

Age, or the number of years of duration.

ling4 baat3 hin3 zoeng1

零八憲章零八宪章

Charter 08, a pro-democracy petition signed by Chinese intellectuals and activists in December 2008.

ling4 bei6 gin2

零備件零备件

Lingbi, a county in Suzhou, Anhui province, China.

ling4 bik1 jyun6

靈璧縣灵璧县

Lingbi, a county in Suzhou, Anhui.

Quick, nimble, or handy; agile and convenient.

Limbo; the traditional dance where dancers bend backward to pass under a low bar.

Lingbao, a county-level city in Henan province.

靈寶市灵宝市

Lingbao, a county-level city in Sanmenxia, Henan Province.

ling4 bou6 gin2

Spare parts and components.

The tomb of a king, emperor, or member of the royal family.

Hearse; a vehicle used to transport a coffin to a cemetery or crematorium.

Lingchi, or death by a thousand cuts; an ancient Chinese execution method of slicing a criminal's flesh bit by bit.

Small change; coins of low denomination.

The bed on which a corpse is laid before being placed in a coffin.

A bier; a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed before burial.

Lingchuan, a county in Jincheng, Shanxi, China.