Cantonese words starting with L

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Snacks, nibbles, or sweets eaten between meals.

Lingzhi; glossy ganoderma, a type of mushroom highly valued in traditional Chinese medicine.

Peacock feathers worn on an official's hat to display rank in imperial China.

Lexus, a luxury vehicle brand of Toyota.

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靈雀寺灵雀寺

Nyitso Monastery, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located in Dawu County, Sichuan.

Long life and prosperity.

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靈長類灵长类

Primate, including monkeys, apes, and hominids.

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靈長目灵长目

Primate order, including monkeys, apes, and hominids.

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靈長目動物灵长目动物

Group 0, a former name for the noble gases in chemistry.

The collar of a shirt or garment.

A supervisor, foreman, or head waiter.

To lead troops or command an army.

To receive, collect, or obtain something, usually in an official or formal context.

To accept and appreciate someone's kindness.

To lead a chorus, or the lead singer who does so.

Territory, domain, or estate.

A team leader, or a tour manager who travels with a tour group.

To receive, get, or obtain something.

Leader; a person in an organization with authority and significant influence.

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領導班子领导班子

Leadership team or leading body of an organization.

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領導層领导层

Leadership; ruling class; the leadership layer or management of an organization or state.

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領導人领导人

Leader; a person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.

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領導權领导权

Leadership; leadership authority or the power to lead.

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領導能力领导能力

Leadership ability

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領導集體领导集体

Leadership group; a collective leadership team.

領導者领导者

Leader; a person who guides or directs a group.

Lingdong, a district of Shuangyashan in Heilongjiang, China.

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嶺東區岭东区

Lingdong, a district of Shuangyashan City in Heilongjiang province, China.

To receive guidance or experience someone's skill, often used politely or sarcastically.

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領角鴞领角鸮

Collared scops owl (Otus lettia).

Consulate; the residence or workplace of a consul.

To lead an army or a team.

To lead a cast; to star or head the billing in a performance or event.

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領銜主演领衔主演

To star; to play the leading role in a film, drama, or play.

Territorial waters; the marine belt over which a coastal state has sovereignty, typically extending up to twelve nautical miles.

To navigate, pilot, or guide a ship or aircraft; navigation.

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領航員领航员

Navigator; a person who plots and directs the course of an aircraft, ship, or spacecraft.

Airspace; the sovereign portion of the atmosphere above a country's land and territorial waters.

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領鵂鶹领鸺鹠

Collared owlet (Taenioptynx brodiei).

To own or rule over a certain population or territory.

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領燕鴴领燕鸻

Collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola).

LinkedIn (professional networking website).

To adopt a child, orphan, or pet.

To receive or draw materials for work or production.

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領料單领料单

Material requisition form

To experience, appreciate, or understand the essence of something through observation or involvement.

To lead the way or guide someone on a path.

To accept an order; to receive a command.

Lingnan, a region south of the Five Ridges, covering modern Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and sometimes northern Vietnam.