Cantonese Dictionary

拉筋

laai1 gan1

to stretch one's muscles before exercising

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拉緊

laai1 gan2

Mandarin: la1 jin3

to strain, tense, tighten

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拉線

laai1 sin3

Mandarin: la1 xian4

Simplified: 拉线

linking up a relation (spoken)

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拉線開關

laai1 sin3 hoi1 gwaan1

Mandarin: la1 xian4 kai5 guan1

[elec.] pullswitch

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拉纜

laai1 laam6

Mandarin: la1 lan3

Simplified: 拉缆

tracker (spoken)

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拉美

laai1 mei5

Mandarin: la1 mei3

abbreviation for 拉丁美洲 (Latin America)

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拉肚子

laai1 tou5 zi2

Mandarin: la1 du4 zi5

diarrhoea(uk), diarrhea(us); | Cantonese equivalent 肚屙

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拉腸

laai1 coeng2

Mandarin: la1 chang2

Simplified: 拉肠

noun; Steamed Rice Noodles roll

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拉臣

laai1 san2

Mandarin: la1 chen2

license (a loanword)

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拉臣

laai1 san4*2

a license (loanword)

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拉落水

laai1 lok6 seoi2

Mandarin: la1 luo4shui3

to drag someone into a situation for which they are not to blame [colloquial]

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拉薩

laai1 saat3

Mandarin: la1 sa4

Lhasa, capital city of Tibet autonomous region

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拉蘇

laai1 sou4

Mandarin: la1 su1

Simplified: 拉苏

lysol

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拉衫

laai1 saam1

shirt-pulling

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拉記

laai1 gei3

Mandarin: la1 ji4

Simplified: 拉记

a library, especially a university library [colloquial]

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拉赫曼尼諾夫

laa1 hak1 maan6 nei4 nok6 fu1

Mandarin: la1 he4 man4 ni2 nuo4 fu1

Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff

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拉車邊

laai1 ce1 bin1

Mandarin: la1 che1 bian1

Simplified: 拉车边

to get a free ride (or benefits) with someone by following along with them [colloquial]

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拉鋸

laai1 geoi3

be locked in a seesaw struggle; saw

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拉鍊

laai1 lin6*2

Mandarin: la1 lian4

zipper; zip fastener | Also written as '拉鏈'

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拉鍊

laai1 lin2

Mandarin: la1 lian4

Simplified: 拉炼

Zipper

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拉鏈

laai1 lin4*2

Mandarin: la1 lian4

zipper | Also written as '拉鍊'

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拉長

laai1 coeng4

Mandarin: la1 chang2

elongate

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拉開嚟

laai1 hoi1 lai4

Cantonese

to pull (a thing or person away from something else) here

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拉閘

laai1 zaap6

Mandarin: la1zha2

Simplified: 拉闸

to shut | close the gate; to stop work for the day; to pull down the shutters [colloquial]

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拉閘放狗

laai1 zaap6 fong3 gau2

Mandarin: la1zha2 fang4 gou3

Simplified: 拉闸放狗

(to close the gate and unleash the dogs to ward off burglars); to express that a place is closed and visitors are not welcome; a phrase used for telling coworkers that it's time to lock up soon so that they should hurry and finish what they are doing; a phrase used to warn those who come asking for trouble to watch out and be careful of their actions; to pull down the shutters and finish for the day [colloquial]

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拉闊

laai1 fut3

Mandarin: la1 kuo4

widening or growing differences; gap

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拉闊音樂會

laai1 fut3 jam1 ngok6 wui6*2

Cantonese

live concert

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拉頭纜

laai1 tau4 laam6

Mandarin: la1 tou2 lan3

Simplified: 拉头缆

leading the pack; act or speak first

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拉頭馬

laai1 tau4 maa5

Mandarin: la1 tou2 ma3

Simplified: 拉头马

noun; in horse race, people (or horse owner) with the winning (lead) horse, they will take a photo after the race.

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拉麵

laai1 min6

(to make) hand-pulled noodles; ramen

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