Cantonese Dictionary

落地開花富貴榮華

lok6 dei6 hoi1 faa1 fu3 gwai3 wing4 waa4

Mandarin: luo4di4 kai1hua1 fu4gui4 rong2hua2

Simplified: 落地开花富贵荣华

a lucky expression used to make somone feel better when they have dropped and broken something [colloquial]

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落堂

lok6 tong4

Mandarin: luo4 tang2

(verb) to be dismissed from class (at the end of the lesson); to finish school

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落場

lok6 coeng4

Mandarin: la4 chang3

Simplified: 落场

off duty; to leave; to end; to conclude

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落大雨

lok6 daai6 jyu5

Mandarin: luo4 da4 yu3

pouring rain

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落妝

lok6 zong1

Mandarin: luo4 zhuang1

Simplified: 落妆

removing make-up (spoken)

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落定

lok6 deng6

Mandarin: luo4 ding4

(verb) to pay a deposit

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落客

lok6 haak3

Mandarin: luo4 ke4

To drop-off passengers

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落寞

lok6 mok6

Mandarin: luo4 mo4

desolate

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落實一下

lok6 sat6 jat1 haa5

Mandarin: luo4shi2 yi1xia4

Simplified: 落实一下

to reconfirm [colloquial]

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落山

lok6 saan1

Mandarin: luo4 shan1

to go down the mountain; to leave after finishing an apprenticeship or after having learnt everything from one's master [colloquial]

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落形

lok6 jing4

Mandarin: luo4 xing2

facial changes due to excessive slimming or sickness

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落後

lok6 hau6

Mandarin: luo4 hou4

Simplified: 落后

out-date

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落成

lok6 sing4

Mandarin: luo4 cheng2

to complete a construction project

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落戶

lok6 wu6

Mandarin: luo4 hu4

settle down; set up home; register for permanent residence

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落手

lok6 sau2

Mandarin: luo4 shou3

to take action; to carry out a certain action; to set about

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落手打三更

lok6 sau2 daa2 saam1 gang1

making a terrible mistake from the start

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落手打三更

lok6 sau2 daa2 saam1 gaang1

Mandarin: luo4 shou3 da3 san1 geng1

to do something wrongly since the very beginning

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落手落腳

lok6 sau2 lok6 goek3

Mandarin: luo4 shou3 lao4 jiao3

Simplified: 落手落脚

(slang) someone is doing work by herself or himself physically; to get one's hands dirty in work; to put one's hands and feet to work

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落敗

lok6 baai6

fail

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落晒形

lok6 saai3 jing4

Mandarin: luo4 shai4 xing2

look sad or tired (spoken)

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落更

lok6 gaang1

Mandarin: luo4 geng4

to get off work; to finish a shift

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落本

lok6 bun2

Mandarin: luo4 ben3

to have to spend a lot of money (capital) on

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落枕

lok6 zam2

Mandarin: lao4 zhen3

stiff neck caused by cold or an awkward sleeping posture

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落柯打

lok6 o1 daa2

Mandarin: luo4 ke1 da3

to place an order [colloquial]

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落格

lok6 gaak3

Mandarin: luo4 ge2

to take possession of something illegally; (food) being digested

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落案

lok6 ngon3

Mandarin: luo4 an4

press charges

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落案

lok6 on3

[v] lay a charge against

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落樓

lok6 lau2

Mandarin: luo4 lou2

Simplified: 落楼

to go downstairs

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落樓下

lok6 lau4 haa6

Mandarin: luo4 lou2 xia4

Simplified: 落楼下

to go downstairs

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落機

lok6 gei1

Mandarin: Luo4 ji1

Simplified: 落机

landing; to disembark a plane

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