Cantonese words starting with L

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liu4to wind round
liu4to chat; temporarily; slightly; somewhat; tentatively
liu4male genitals; the fat covering the intestines
liu4short name for Liaoning 辽宁Liáoníng [辽宁] province; distant; faraway
liu4fetters; shackles
liu4(literary) hip bone
缭边儿
liu4 bin1 ji4to stitch a hem
liu4 biu2 cyun3 sam1see 聊表心意[liao2 biao3 xin1 yi4]
撩拨
liu4 but6to provoke
liu4 ce2for the time being; tentatively
疗程
liu4 cing4course of treatment
辽朝
liu4 ciu4the Liao dynasty(ancient China)
liu4 dau6to provoke
辽代
liu4 doi6the Liao dynasty(ancient China)
liu4 dou2down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated
辽东
liu4 dung1Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea; east of Liao river 遼河|辽河
辽东半岛
liu4 dung1 bun3 dou2Liaodong Peninsula
撩动
liu4 dung6to stir up
疗法
liu4 faat3therapy; treatment
liu4 fong4hut; monk's hut
辽阔
liu4 fut3vast; extensive
liu4 gaau1 aai3to provoke an argument with someone [colloquial]
辽金
liu4 gam1Liao and Jin dynasties, namely: Liao or Khitan dynasty (907-1125) and Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
鹩哥
liu4 go1(bird species of China) common hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
寮国
liu4 gwok3Laos (Tw)
疗效
liu4 haau6healing efficacy; healing effect
liu4 hei2to raise
辽河
liu4 ho4Liao River of northeast China, passing through Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Jilin and Liaoning
撩开
liu4 hoi1to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something; to toss aside
辽海
liu4 hoi2east and south of Liaoning province
liu4 jan4to attract
liu4 je5to provoke
聊以解闷
liu4 ji5 gaai2 mun6to use it for the purpose of relieving the tedium to some extent
聊以塞责
liu4 ji5 sak1 zaak3in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities
liu4 ji5 zi6 wai3to find some consolation (idiom)
缭绕
liu4 jiu5(of smoke from a chimney) to curl upward
liu4 joek6 san4 sing1rare as morning stars (idiom); sparse
辽阳
liu4 joeng4see 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 Shi4]
辽阳县
liu4 joeng4 jyun6Liaoyang, a county in Liaoyang City 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
辽阳市
liu4 joeng4 si5Liaoyang, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
疗养
liu4 joeng5to get well; to recuperate; convalescence
疗养院
liu4 joeng5 jyun2(noun) a sanatorium; convalescent home
疗养所
liu4 joeng5 so2sanitorium
疗愈
liu4 jyu6to heal
liu4 jyun4to start a prairie fire
辽源
liu4 jyun4see 遼源市|辽源市[Liao2 yuan2 Shi4]
辽源市
liu4 jyun4 si5Liaoyuan, prefecture-level city in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3]
辽远
liu4 jyun5distant; faraway; remote
镣铐
liu4 kaau3manacles and leg-irons
liu4 kwok3Boundless; high, far and open, usually used to describe sky

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