Cantonese words starting with L

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loeng4 zi1 loeng4 nang4

Instinctive understanding and ability, especially an inborn ethical sense of right and wrong.

Liangzi Lake; a large freshwater lake in Hubei province.

loeng4 zi2 wu4 keoi1

梁子湖區梁子湖区

Liangzihu, a district of Ezhou City, Hubei province.

Summer mat; cooling mat woven from bamboo, straw, or other materials used for sleeping in hot weather.

loeng4 zing6 jyu4

梁靜茹梁静茹

Fish Leong, a Malaysian pop singer.

loeng4 zing6 kei4

Toby Leung Ching-kei, a Hong Kong singer and actress.

The Butterfly Lovers, a famous Chinese folktale about Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

loeng4 zung1 doi6

Liang Zongdai, a Chinese poet in the 20th century.

An improved breed or high-quality strain of a plant or animal.

loeng4 zung2 faan4 juk6

良種繁育良种繁育

Stock breeding; the breeding of improved varieties or quality stock.

Liangzhu; a neolithic culture of the Yangtze River delta dating from around 3400 to 2250 BC.

loeng4 zyu2 man4 faa3

Liangzhu culture, a late Neolithic jade-work culture in the Yangtze River Delta dating from circa 3400 to 2250 BC.

Tael; a traditional East Asian unit of weight.

Two people, typically used after pronouns or relationship nouns.

Two; used before classifiers or larger base numbers.

A sprite, fairy, or elf; a type of mythical monster or spirit.

loeng5 baa2 caat3 zi2

兩把刷子两把刷子

Ability, skill, or capability.

loeng5 baai6 keoi1 soeng1

兩敗俱傷两败俱伤

Both sides suffer and lose, with neither party emerging as a clear winner or benefiting from the conflict.

loeng5 bat1 ng6

兩不誤两不误

To neglect neither; to successfully attend to two things at the same time.

loeng5 bat1 soeng1 him3

兩不相欠两不相欠

To be even; to owe each other nothing.

Both sides; either side.

Both sides; two parties.

loeng5 bou6 lou6

兩步路两步路

A very short distance; a stone's throw or a step away.

Amphibious; capable of living or operating on both land and water.

loeng5 cai1 dung6 mat6

兩棲動物两栖动物

loeng5 cai1 leoi6

兩棲類两栖类

Amphibian; the class of animals that includes frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders.

Both parents; mother and father.

Twice; two times.

loeng5 cin1 nin4

兩千年两千年

The year 2000; two thousand years.

A small amount of money; a pittance.

loeng5 cin4 ji4

倆錢兒俩钱儿

A small sum of money; a bit of cash.

To square accounts, settle a debt, or clear a transaction between two parties.

loeng5 cing4 loeng5 jyun6

兩情兩願两情两愿

By mutual consent or willingness of both parties.

loeng5 cing4 soeng1 jyut6

兩情相悅两情相悦

To be mutually in love; of a couple, to have mutual affection and chemistry.

loeng5 cung4 sing3

兩重性两重性

Duality or dual character; the quality of having two sides or aspects.

To satisfy both sides or find a compromise that benefits everyone.

loeng5 cyun4 kei4 mei5

兩全其美两全其美

To satisfy both sides; to have both aspects accommodated and fulfilled.

loeng5 daan2 jat1 sing1

兩彈一星两弹一星

Two Bombs, One Satellite; China's Cold War achievements of developing nuclear weapons and a space satellite.

The two Germanies; East and West Germany.

Two o'clock, two points, or two dots.

loeng5 dim2 seoi2

兩點水两点水

The two-dot water radical (冫), the 'ice' radical in Chinese characters.

Liangdang, a county in Gansu province.

loeng5 dong1 jyun6

兩當縣两当县

Liangdang, a county in Longnan City, Gansu.

loeng5 dong2 zai3

兩黨制两党制

Two-party system

Both ends; both extremes.

Two points, two minutes, or a dichotomy.

loeng5 fan1 faat3

兩分法两分法

One divides into two; a philosophical concept in Maoism of dividing a whole into two opposing parts.

To share something between two people.

Both sides; both parties involved in an agreement, contract, or dispute.