Cantonese Dictionary

流水線

lau4 seoi2 sin3

Mandarin: liu2 shui3 xian4

Simplified: 流水线

an assembly line; a pipeline

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流汗

lau4 hon6

to perspire; to sweat

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流沙

lau4 saa1

Mandarin: liu2 sha1

quicksand

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流沙包

lau4 saa1 baau1

Mandarin: liu2 sha1 bao1

an egg custard bun with a runny centre

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流派

lau4 paai3

a school of thought

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流流

lau4 lau4

Mandarin: liu2 liu2

during (spoken)

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流浪

lau4 long6

Mandarin: liu2lang4

(adjective) (of animal) Stray

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流浪動物

lau4 long6 dung6 mat6

Mandarin: liu2lang4 dong4wu4

Simplified: 流浪动物

stray animals [written and colloquial]

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流浪漢

lau4 long6 hon3

Mandarin: liu2 lang4 han4

tramp, wanderer, vagrant

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流浮山

lau4 fau4 saan1

Mandarin: liu2 fu2 shan1

Lau Fau Shan, a region in Hong Kong

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流淚

lau4 leoi6

Mandarin: liu2 lei4

to weep, shed tears

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流產

lau4 caan2

Mandarin: liu2 chan3

(to have) an abortion/miscarriage

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流產的胚胎

lau4 caan2 dik1 pui1 toi1

Mandarin: liu2 chan3 di4 pei1 tai1

aborted foetus

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流眼水

lau4 ngaan5 seoi2

watery eyes

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流眼淚

lau4 ngaan5 leoi6

Mandarin: liu2 yan3 lei4

to cry

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流程

lau4 cing4

flow; technological process

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流程圖

lau4 cing4 tou4

Mandarin: liu2 cheng2 tu2

flow chart

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流精

lau4 zing1

Mandarin: liu2 jing1

involuntary discharge of semen - i.e. wet dream

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流腦

lau4 nou5

Mandarin: liu2 nao3

epidemic encephalitis

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流花路

lau4 faa3 lou6

Mandarin: liu2 hua1 lu4

Liuhua Lu, the name of a road in Guangdong, China

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流芳百世

lau4 fong1 baak3 sai3

Mandarin: liu2 fang1 bai3 shi4

describing a person who has done many good deeds and left a reputable legacy for years to come, even after that person's death; (lit.) to leave a fragrance for a hundred lifetimes

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流落

lau4 lok6

Mandarin: liu2 luo4

wander all over penniless

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流血

lau4 hyut3

Mandarin: liu2 xue4

to spend a lot of money

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流行

lau4 hang4

Mandarin: liu2 xing2

(noun) 1. trend; (adjective) trendy

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流行性

lau4 hang4 sing3

Mandarin: liu2 xing2 xing4

epidemic; epidemical

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流行性感冒

lau4 hang4 sing3 gam2 mou6

Mandarin: liu2 xing2 xing4 gan3 mao4

influenza

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流行曲

lau4 hang4 kuk1

Mandarin: liu2 xing2 qu3

pop music

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流行榜

lau4 hang4 bong2

Mandarin: liu2 xing2 bang3

the charts

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流行樂團

lau4 hang4 ngok6 tyun4

Mandarin: liu2 xing2 yue4 tuan2

band, musical group, musical ensemble [Syn.] 流行樂隊

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流行樂隊

lau4 hang4 ngok6 deoi6*2

Mandarin: liu2 xing2 yue4 dui4

band, musical group, musical ensemble [Syn.] 流行樂團

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