Cantonese words starting with L

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灵川
ling4 cyun1see 靈川縣|灵川县[Ling2 chuan1 Xian4]
陵川县
ling4 cyun1 jyun6Lingchuan, a county in Jincheng City 晉城市|晋城市[Jin4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi
灵川县
ling4 cyun1 jyun6Lingchuan, a county in Guilin City 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi
ling4 daa2 seoi3 haau1to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
零担
ling4 daam1less-than-truck-load freight (LTL) (transportation)
灵丹妙药
ling4 daan1 miu6 joek6effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems; elixir
零等待状态
ling4 dang2 doi6 zong6 taai3zero wait state (computing)
ling4 dik1small change
零点
ling4 dim2midnight; (math.) zero of a function
零点定理
ling4 dim2 ding6 lei5Hilbert's zeros theorem (math.)
零点能
ling4 dim2 nang4zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect)
零点五
ling4 dim2 ng50.5; a half
ling4 ding1alone and helpless
ling4 ding1scattered; spread out
铃铛
ling4 dong1little bell
ling4 dou6zero degree
伶盗龙
ling4 dou6 lung4velociraptor (dinosaur)
灵动
ling4 dung6to be quick-witted
零花钱
ling4 faa1 cin2pocket money
菱花镜
ling4 faa1 geng3antique bronze mirror with flower petal edging, most commonly from the Tang dynasty
灵快
ling4 faai3agile
灵泛
ling4 faan3nimble
ling4 fan1a score of zero; zero points
灵符
ling4 fu4a Daoist talisman
灵灰
ling4 fui1ashes or remains from the dead
ling4 gaa1Lanka (old term for Sri Lanka, Ceylon)
楞迦岛
ling4 gaa1 dou2Lanka (old term for Sri Lanka, Ceylon)
凌驾
ling4 gaa3to be above
凌驾于
ling4 gaa3 jyu1Outmatch;above
灵界
ling4 gaai3spiritual world
灵格风
ling4 gaak3 fung1Linguaphone (Language training instiution)
灵感
ling4 gam2inspiration; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor
灵柩
ling4 gau6coffin containing a corpse
灵机
ling4 gei1sudden inspiration; clever trick
零基础
ling4 gei1 co2no prior study (in an area of learning)
灵机一动
ling4 gei1 jat1 dung6a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
灵机一触
ling4 gei1 jat1 zuk1epiphany; sudden inspiration (spoken)
棱镜
ling4 geng3(optics) prism
菱镜
ling4 geng3see 菱花鏡|菱花镜[ling2 hua1 jing4]
ling4 gin2part
棱角
ling4 gok3edge and corner; sharpness (of a protrusion); ridge corner
ling4 gok3(old slang) (figurative) 1. Knuckle (of a hand) (this refers to an old slang; "食菱角" (of physical punishment) Hit someone's head with the knuckle of a hand)
ling4 gu1retail
铃鼓
ling4 gu2tambourine (musical instrument)
灵谷寺
ling4 guk1 zi6Linggu temple (Nanjing)
灵棺
ling4 gun1a bier; a coffin
ling4 gung1temporary job; odd job
ling4 gung1 leot2 deoi1zero power reactor
灵怪
ling4 gwaai3a goblin
灵光
ling4 gwong1divine light (around the Buddha); a miraculous column of light

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