Cantonese words starting with L

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liu5 heoi3 liu5

Very; extremely; added after adjectives like much, big, far, or high.

To understand clearly, or to be obvious and evident.

To understand clearly and completely.

liu5 jin4 jyu1 hung1

了然於胸了然于胸

To understand clearly; to be fully aware of a situation.

liu5 joek6 zi2 zoeng2

To know something like the back of one's hand.

liu5 joek6 zi2 zoeng2

瞭若指掌了若指掌

To know something like the back of one's hand; to be thoroughly familiar with.

liu5 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2

To know something like the back of one's hand.

liu5 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2

瞭如指掌了如指掌

To know something inside out; to be thoroughly familiar with something.

To finish or settle a matter, bringing closure and peace of mind.

liu5 koek3 ci2 sang1

了卻此生了却此生

To end or cut short one's life; to commit suicide.

Polygonum tinctorium, the Japanese indigo plant, or the indigo dye derived from it.

To understand clearly, or to settle a matter and get it over with.

To look out from a height or a distance; to keep a lookout from a higher place.

To settle, get through, or dispose of a matter.

To pay off or clear one's debt.

To kick backward, especially of a horse or other draft animal.

Urea; carbamide, an organic compound also known as niu6 sou3.

廖碧兒廖碧儿

Bernice Jan Liu, a Hong Kong singer and actress.

To arrange, manage, look after, or attend to things; especially to prepare or cook food.

Chilly; brisk; describing a slight, biting coldness in the air, especially in early spring.

A granary, silo, or storage bin for materials such as grain, feed, or coal.

Hopper; a funnel-shaped container for holding, storing, or feeding loose materials.

料豆兒料豆儿

Cooked black soybeans used as animal fodder.

To stockpile; to pile up materials.

To anticipate with certainty; to foresee or expect.

To foresee, expect, or anticipate.

To estimate, assess, or conjecture.

Glassware, especially traditional Chinese glass or vitreous enamel handicrafts.

To anticipate, expect, or foresee.

To kick backward, or figuratively to flare up in anger.

Cuisine; cooking style, especially relating to a specific national style or a main ingredient.

Japanese restaurant.

Liao Mosha (1907-1990), journalist and communist propagandist.

liu6 si6 jyu4 san4

To foresee things with miraculous accuracy.

Ingredients or raw materials used for making something.

To expect, anticipate, or think that something is likely.

Leftover fabric or remainder of cloth.

料頭兒料头儿

Minced or diced aromatics used to flavor cooking oil before adding the main ingredients.

Cooking wine; wine used for cooking.

An alternative pronunciation of the particle 喇 (laa3) when used before 喎, 噃, or 可.

Sentence-final particle used for emphasis, showing helplessness, pointing out the obvious, or listing.

To get, take, or bring something within one's control or possession.

A nickname or teasing term for someone with a large bottom.

A fool or a sucker.

Describing something that arouses an extreme emotion, such as being highly impressive, shocking, or bizarre.

Buttocks; backside; butt.

Butt; buttocks.

攞意頭攞意头

To do something, such as a ritual, for the sake of good luck.

lo1 li1 lo1 so1

囉里囉嗦啰里啰嗦

Wordy, long-winded, or rambling in speech or writing.

囉囉攣罗罗挛

Anxious, restless, or uneasy due to physical discomfort or emotional disturbance.