Cantonese words starting with L

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揽硬
laam5 ngaang6to fully support; to protect [colloquial]
揽实
laam5 sat6to hug, to cuddle; to hold onto
览胜
laam5 sing3to visit scenic spots
揽头
laam5 tau2a contractor (shipping company terminology)
揽头揽颈
laam5 tau2 laam5 geng2to be very intimate (especially physically) [colloquial]
揽住一齐死
laam5 zyu6 jat1 cai4 sei2to get killed together; to be doomed to the same fate together
laam6cable; to moor
laam6warship
缆车
laam6 ce1(transportation in Hong Kong) The Peak Tram
滥情
laam6 cing4fickle in love
舰队
laam6 deoi2fleet
舰岛
laam6 dou2island (the superstructure of an aircraft carrier, on the starboard side of t...
滥伐
laam6 fat6to denude; forest clearance
槛火盆
laam6 fo2 pun4a ceremony where someone step over a basin of burning yellow paper to signify...
滥交
laam6 gaau1to fall into bad company
揽颈巾
laam6 geng2 gan1to wear a scarf
滥砍滥伐
laam6 ham2 laam6 fat6wanton destruction of forested lands
滥好人
laam6 hou2 jan4sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone
滥刑
laam6 jing4indiscriminate punishment
滥用
laam6 jung6to misuse
滥用权力
laam6 jung6 kyun4 lik6abuse of power
滥用职权
laam6 jung6 zik1 kyun4abuse of power
滥竽
laam6 jyu4indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)
滥竽充数
laam6 jyu4 cung1 sou3lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up...
舰桥
laam6 kiu4bridge (of a naval ship)
滥权
laam6 kyun4to abuse one's authority; to misuse power
滥骂
laam6 maa6scurrilous
滥漫
laam6 maan6arbitrary
滥杀
laam6 saat3to kill indiscriminately
滥杀无辜
laam6 saat3 mou4 gu1willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)
舰首
laam6 sau2bow of a warship
缆线
laam6 sin3cable
缆绳
laam6 sing4cable; mooring rope
滥觞
laam6 soeng1lit. floating wine goblets on a stream
缆索
laam6 sok3cable; mooring rope
缆索吊椅
laam6 sok3 diu3 ji2ski-lift
舰船
laam6 syun4warship
舰艇
laam6 teng5warship
調滥调
laam6 tiu4hackneyed talk
滥套子
laam6 tou3 zi2platitude
舰只
laam6 zek3warship
舰长
laam6 zoeng2commander
舰载
laam6 zoi3shipboard (radar system etc); carrier-based (aircraft)
舰载机
laam6 zoi3 gei1carrier-based aircraft
缆桩
laam6 zong1mooring bollard
laan1to crawl
laan1 gaai1roaming the streets aimlessly; going out for fun (spoken)
躝开
laan1 hoi1get out of the way; get lost (spoken)
躝撚开
laan1 lan2 hoi1fuck off [colloquial]
躝尸
laan1 si1rough way of telling others to go away; "get out"

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