Cantonese Dictionary

蘭嶼鄉

laan4 jyu4 hoeng1

Mandarin: lan2 yu3 xiang1

Lanyu, Orchid Island (village in Taiwan)

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蘭州

laan4 zau1

Mandarin: lan2 zhou1

Lanzhou

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蘭州大學

laan4 zau1 daai6 hok6

Mandarin: lan2 zhou1 da4 xue2

Lanzhou University

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蘭桂坊

laan4 gwai3 fong1

Mandarin: lan2 gui4 fang1

Simplified: 兰桂坊

Lan Kwai Fong

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蘭比克

laan4 bei2 hak1

lambic (fruit beer)

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蘭溪

laan4 kai1

Mandarin: lan2 xi1

Lanxi (city in Zhejiang)

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蘭考

laan4 haau2

Mandarin: lan2 kao3

Lankao (place in Henan)

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蘭花

laan4 faa1

Mandarin: lan2 hua1

orchid

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蘭蔻

laan4 kau3

Mandarin: lan2 kou4

Lancôme, French cosmetics brand

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蘭西

laan4 sai1

Mandarin: lan2 xi1

Lanxi (place in Heilongjiang)

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蘭開夏道

laan4 hoi1 haa6 dou6

Mandarin: lan2 kai1 xia4 dao4

Simplified: 兰开夏道

Lancashire Road; a street in Kowloong Tong, Hong Kong

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蘿

lo4

Mandarin: luo2

Simplified: 萝

radish | a type of creeping plant | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蘿底桔

lo4 dai2 gat1

Mandarin: luo2 di3 ju2

Simplified: 萝底桔

used to describe leftover goods (or people) that no one wants that are of inferior quality; it is often used as a derogatory term to refer to women who are the “Leftover Women” and unwanted by men [colloquial]

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蘿底橙

lo4 dai2 caang2

Mandarin: luo2 di3 cheng2

Simplified: 萝底橙

literally: 'leftover orange'; used to describe leftover goods that no one wants that are of inferior quality; it is often used as a derogatory term to refer to women who are the "Leftover Women" and unwanted by men

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蘿柚

lo1 jau2

Mandarin: luo2 you4

Simplified: 萝柚

butt

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蘿白頭

lo4 baak6 tau4

Mandarin: luo2 bai2tou2

Simplified: 萝白头

a derogatory way to refer to a Japanese person [colloquial]

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蘿莉控

lo4 lei6 hung3

Mandarin: luo2 li4 kong4

lolicon (loanword), this is a Japanese portmanteau of the phrase "Lolita complex" which describes an attraction to young girls

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蘿蔔

lo4 baak6

Mandarin: luo2 bo5

radish; turnip

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蘿蔔仔

lo4 baak6 zai2

Mandarin: luo2 bo5 zi3

Simplified: 萝卜仔

chilblain; frostbite

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蘿蔔糕

lo4 baak6 gou1

turnip cake -- mashed turnips (actually daikon radishes) mixed with dried shrimp and pork that are steamed and then cut into slices and pan-fried. Can be found in many dim sum (點心) restaurants.

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蘿蔔頭

lo4 baak6 tau4

Mandarin: luo2 bo5 tou2

Simplified: 萝卜头

an offensive slang for a Japanese person; literally 'carrot head'

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虜

lou5

Mandarin: lu3

Simplified: 虏

prisoner of war | to capture | to take prisoner | (old) northern barbarian | slave | to imprison | to seize | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蛉

ling4

Mandarin: ling2

sandfly | libellulidae | dragonfly | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蜊

lei6

Mandarin: li2

clam | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蜊

lei4

Mandarin: li2

clam

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螂

long4

Mandarin: lang2

dragonfly | mantis | a type of beetle | # adapted from cc-cedict

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螺

lo2

Mandarin: luo2

spiral shell | snail | conch | whorl | # adapted from cc-cedict

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螺帽

lo4 mou6*2

screw cap

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螺旋槳

lo4 syun4 zoeng2

Mandarin: luo2 xuan2 jiang3

propeller; (helicoper) rotor blade

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螺旋鉗

lo4 syun4 kim4*2

Mandarin: luo2 xuan2 qian2

a wrench

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