Cantonese words starting with L

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To wind or wrap around.

Male genitals, or the fat covering the intestines.

The Liao dynasty (916–1125), established by the Khitans during the Song and Jin periods in Chinese history.

Fetters, shackles, or leg irons used to bind a prisoner.

繚邊兒缭边儿

To stitch a hem.

liu4 biu2 cyun3 sam1

To present a small token as a minor expression of one's feelings or appreciation.

To provoke, tease, or stir up.

For the time being; tentatively.

A course or period of medical or therapeutic treatment.

The Liao dynasty of ancient China.

To tease, provoke, or flirt with someone.

The Liao dynasty of ancient China.

Down and out; miserable, dejected, and unsuccessful in life.

Liaodong; the peninsula between the Bohai and Yellow seas, or the region east of the Liao River in northeastern China.

liu4 dung1 bun3 dou2

遼東半島辽东半岛

Liaodong Peninsula, in Liaoning province, northeast China.

To stir up, provoke, or arouse emotions or actions.

Therapy; a method of cure or treatment for a disease.

A monk's room or hut in a temple or monastery.

Vast, extensive, or covering a large area, typically of land or sky.

liu4 gaau1 aai3

To deliberately provoke an argument or pick a fight with someone.

The Liao and Jin dynasties.

Common hill myna (Gracula religiosa), a species of myna bird native to South and Southeast Asia.

Curative effect; the therapeutic efficacy of a medical treatment.

To lift up or raise, especially clothing, curtains, or hair, using one's hands.

Liao River in northeast China, passing through Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Jilin, and Liaoning.

To push aside a piece of fabric, curtain, or clothing to reveal something underneath.

The region east and south of Liaoning province, historically referring to the Bohai Sea and surrounding areas.

To provoke, tease, or attract.

To provoke, tease, or stir up trouble.

liu4 ji5 gaai2 mun6

聊以解悶聊以解闷

To do something merely to relieve boredom or kill time.

liu4 ji5 sak1 zaak3

聊以塞責聊以塞责

To do just enough to get by; to do something perfunctorily merely to fulfill one's responsibilities.

liu4 ji5 zi6 wai3

To find some consolation; to comfort oneself.

To curl upward or wind around, especially of smoke, mist, or sound.

liu4 joek6 san4 sing1

Rare as morning stars; extremely sparse or scarce.

Liaoyang; a city in Liaoning Province, China.

liu4 joeng4 jyun6

遼陽縣辽阳县

Liaoyang County, a county in Liaoyang City, Liaoning, China.

liu4 joeng4 si5

遼陽市辽阳市

Liaoyang, a prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province.

To recuperate; to convalesce; to treat illness and nurture one's body back to health.

liu4 joeng5 jyun2

療養院疗养院

Sanatorium; a care home or medical facility providing long-term treatment and care.

liu4 joeng5 so2

療養所疗养所

Sanatorium; a convalescent home or hospital.

To heal, cure, or soothe.

To start a prairie fire; to spread rapidly and uncontrollably.

Liaoyuan, a prefecture-level city in Jilin province, China.

遼源市辽源市

Liaoyuan, a prefecture-level city in Jilin Province, China.

Distant, faraway, or remote.

Manacles and leg-irons; shackles.

Vast and boundless; high, far, and open, typically describing the sky.