Cantonese Dictionary

牢房

lou4 fong2

Mandarin: lao2 fang2

jail cell; prison cell | [粵]: 監獄房; 監房 (~ fong2); 監倉

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牢記

lou4 gei3

Mandarin: lao2 ji4

to keep in mind, to remember well

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牢騷

lou4 sou1

Mandarin: lao2 sao1

complaint, grievance

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牢騷王

lou4 sou1 wong4

Mandarin: lao2 sao1 wang2

a grouchy person

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犁

lai4

Mandarin: li2

plow | plough | # adapted from cc-cedict

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犁式

lai4 sik1

[yoga] Halasana, Plough

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犂

lai4

Mandarin: li2

see 犂靬Líjiān [犂靬] | variant of 犁lí [犁] | to plough | a plow | # adapted from cc-cedict

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犂田

lai4 tin4

plow

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犂田機

lai4 tin4 gei1

cultivator

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犖

lok3

Mandarin: luo4

Simplified: 荦

brindled ox | clear | eminent | brindled in colour | # adapted from cc-cedict

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犛

lei4

Mandarin: mao2

black ox; yak

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犛牛

lei4 ngau4

Mandarin: li2 niu2

a yak

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狸

lei4

Mandarin: li2

fox; ocelot

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狸貓

lei4 maau1

Mandarin: li2 mao1

Asian raccoon dog

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狼

long4

Mandarin: lang2

wolf M: 匹pǐ [匹] | 只zhī [只] | 条tiáo [条] | ruthless | greedy | fierce | voracious | tough | brave | # adapted from cc-cedict

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狼人

long4 jan4

Mandarin: lang2 ren2

wolfman, loup-garou, werewolf

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狼吞虎咽

long4 tan1 fu2 jin3

Mandarin: lang2 tun1 hu3 yan4

gobble up, devour ravenously

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狼命

long4 meng6

Mandarin: lang2 ming4

ruthless; fierce; relentless; evil

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狼尾草

long4 mei5 cou2

Mandarin: lang2 wei3 cao3

fountaingrasses (Pennisetum)

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狼心狗肺

long4 sam1 gau2 fai3

Mandarin: lang2 xin1 gou3 fei4

[1] as cruel as a wolf; cruel and unscrupulous [2] ungrateful and heartless

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狼忙

long4 mong4

Mandarin: lang2 mang2

hurry; very anxious (slang)

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狼戾

long1 lai2

Mandarin: lang2 li4

(adjective) outrageous; Angry; Insolent

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狼死

long4 sei2

Mandarin: lang2 si3

ruthless [colloquial]

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狼毒

long4 duk6

Mandarin: lang2 du2

venomous; wicked; nefarious; malicious

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狼煙

long4 jin1

[1] smoke signals [2] wolf smoke (war smoke) is a reference to frontier beacon fires burning dried wolf dung to warn of the approach of an invading enemy

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狼狗

long4 gau2

Mandarin: lang2 gou3

a wolfdog; a wolfhound

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狼狽

long4 bui3

Mandarin: lang2 bei4

Simplified: 狼狈

(adjective) Do not know what to do or how to manage in a plight

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狼狽不堪

long4 bui3 bat1 ham1

Mandarin: lang2 bei4 bu4 kan1

in a sorry plight; in a predicament; in sore straits; in an awkward position；[粵] 倒瀉籮蟹

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狼狽為奸

long4 bui3 wai4 gaan1

Mandarin: lang2 bei4 wei2 jian1

act in collusion (or cahoots) with each other

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狼獾

long4 fun1

a wolverine

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