Cantonese words starting with L

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Cool; having a comfortably low temperature.

Sorghum; also referring to fine grain or millet.

Provisions, food, or grain.

Good; beneficial; fine; moral.

Dye yam, a plant used in traditional dyeing.

To believe, suppose, or expect.

To jump or leap.

To measure a physical quantity such as length, height, or temperature.

Measuring cup; a vessel used to measure the volume of liquids, typically in experiments or cooking.

To dress cold food with sauce; to make a cold tossed dish.

Good companion or a great partner.

Chinese herbal tea; traditional medicinal drinks made from Chinese herbs designed to clear body heat.

loeng4 caa4 pou2

涼茶鋪凉茶铺

Herbal tea house; a shop that sells traditional Chinese herbal tea.

loeng4 caa4 pou3

涼茶舖凉茶舖

Herbal tea shop; a traditional shop selling Chinese herbal tea.

To measure or gauge.

A good plan, strategy, or scheme.

loeng4 cek3 cyun3

To take someone's measurements.

The measuring range or scale of a measuring instrument.

Liang dynasty, one of the Southern dynasties during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period.

loeng4 ciu4 wai5

梁朝偉梁朝伟

Tony Leung Chiu-wai, a prominent Hong Kong actor and singer.

Good timber, or figuratively, a person of great talent and ability.

Granary; a storehouse for grain, or figuratively, a fertile agricultural region.

Army provisions; food and fodder for an army.

Payslip or salary slip; a document detailing payroll records.

loeng4 dei6 gun1

糧地官粮地官

An unemployed person.

loeng4 dei6 gun1

A land surveyor, or humorously, an unemployed person who paces the streets.

A grain store or grain shop.

Considerably; quite a bit; a great deal.

To measure or quantify something against a standard.

Supply route, especially for providing food and provisions to an army.

Pleasantly cool weather; slightly low in temperature with a breeze, but not cold.

Grass jelly; a black, jelly-like dessert made from Chinese mesona, typically served cold with syrup, fruit, or condensed milk.

Famine; a severe shortage of food.

An effective prescription or remedy, especially for treating or preventing illness.

loeng4 fu2 jung6 sam1

To ponder earnestly; to take great pains with one's intentions.

Grain depot; a warehouse or storehouse for grain.

A respectable or decent family.

loeng4 gaa1 fai1

梁家輝梁家辉

Tony Leung Ka-fai, a famous Hong Kong actor.

loeng4 gaa1 neoi5 zi2

Woman from a respectable or decent family.

Roof beam; the supporting frame or structure of a roof.

Gauge; an instrument or device used for measuring.

loeng4 gam2 cung4

梁錦松梁锦松

Antony Leung Kam-chung, former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong.

A lucky or auspicious day.

For a long time; a good while.

Good opportunity; golden opportunity or favorable chance.

Measuring tool or device used to determine dimensions, volume, or other physical quantities.

loeng4 gok3 hei3

A protractor; a semi-circular or circular tool used for measuring angles.

A good harbor; a deepwater port naturally sheltered from wind and waves.

loeng4 gung1 sam1 fu2

Expert craftsmanship achieved through painstaking effort and hard practice.

Bitter melon; bitter gourd.