Cantonese words starting with L

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Intensity, especially referring to earthquake intensity.

To crack; the process of cracking heavy hydrocarbons into lighter ones.

Raging fire; intense and violent flames.

lit6 fo2 gin3 jan1 gam1

烈火見真金烈火见真金

True character is revealed in times of severe trial and adversity.

lit6 fo2 gon1 caai4

烈火乾柴烈火干柴

Dry firewood and blazing fire; a couple with strong mutual passion or desire.

A crack, fissure, or narrow opening formed when an object is damaged or broken.

Pyrolysis; the chemical decomposition of organic materials through heating in the absence of oxygen.

To list or cite by giving examples.

Rift valley, a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart.

Various countries; all nations.

lit6 hak1 sing1 deon6

列克星頓列克星顿

Lexington, a town in Massachusetts, United States.

A crack, split, or rift in an object that is not completely broken apart.

A crack, fissure, or split on the surface of an object.

Marquis or duke; high-ranking feudal lord or gentry in ancient China.

To split open, crack, or tear apart along a fracture.

lit6 hoi1 zeoi2 siu3

咧開嘴笑咧开嘴笑

To grin; to smile with an open mouth.

To print; to produce a hard copy of a document using a computer printer.

To include on a list.

Scorching sun; burning sun.

Raging flames or a fierce blaze.

Liehyu township in Kinmen County, Taiwan.

lit6 jyu4 hoeng1

烈嶼鄉烈屿乡

Liehyu Township, a township in Kinmen County, Taiwan.

The world's great powers, or the strongest teams in a sports tournament or competition.

A small, narrow opening such as a gap, slit, crack, crevice, or fracture.

lit6 kyut3 pik1 lik1

列缺霹靂列缺霹雳

Lightning and thunder.

A rift, crack, or fissure.

Crack, fissure, or hairline fracture on a surface.

To crack or split.

To list out clearly; to state or specify in detail.

A woman who dies defending her honor, or who commits suicide to follow her husband in death.

Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary leader and theorist.

lit6 ning4 gaak3 lak6

列寧格勒列宁格勒

Leningrad, the former name (1923–1991) of the Russian city Saint Petersburg.

lit6 ning4 zyu2 ji6

列寧主義列宁主义

Leninism; the political and economic theories of Vladimir Lenin.

裂腦人裂脑人

Split-brain patient; a person who has undergone a corpus callosotomy or commissurotomy.

Intense rage or extreme anger.

Splinter, or a tear or split in a surface.

Lieshan, a district of Huaibei city in Anhui, China.

lit6 saan1 keoi1

烈山區烈山区

Lieshan, a district of Huaibei City in Anhui.

Leeds; referencing either Leeds United football club or the city of Leeds.

Martyr; a person who sacrificed their life for a noble ideal or great cause.

A cemetery or memorial park dedicated to martyrs.

lit6 si6 wan1 biu1

列氏溫標列氏温标

Réaumur temperature scale.

Star alignment in astrology; a configuration or array of stars.

Strong, intense, or highly potent.

The family members or dependents of a martyr, especially a revolutionary martyr.

lit6 tai2 kap1 cung4

裂體吸蟲裂体吸虫

Schistosome; a parasitic flatworm causing snail fever (schistosomiasis or bilharzia).

To be listed as, classified as, or included in a list.

Ladies and gentlemen; all of you present.

lit6 wong4 gei2 haa6

列王紀下列王纪下

Second Book of Kings, a book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.