Cantonese Dictionary

窿窿罅罅

lung1 lung1 laa3 laa3

Mandarin: long2 long2 xia4 xia4

nooks and crannies

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窿罅

lung1 laa3

Mandarin: long2 xia4

secret place

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窿路

lung4*1 lou6

Cantonese

a loophole; an opportunity or a shortcut for accomplishing a task (lit., "hole way")

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窿路

lung1 lou6

Mandarin: long2 lu4

(noun) chance; opportunity; method for accomplishing a task; a loophole; a shortcut to doing something

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窿㝫罅罅

lung1 lung1 laa3 laa3

Mandarin: long2 long2 xia4 xia4

nooks and crannies [colloquial]

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立

lap6

Mandarin: li4

to stand | to set up | to establish | to lay down | to draw up (an agreement) | at once | immediately | to ascend the throne | upright | standing | to appoint | to designate | to exist | # adapted from cc-cedict

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立亂

lap6 lyun6*2

Cantonese

messy, chaotic

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立亂

lap6 lyun6

Mandarin: li4 luan4

Simplified: 立乱

(adjective) in turmoil; chaotic; untidy; disorganized; messy

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立例

lap6 lai6

pass laws

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立例

laap6 lai6

Mandarin: li4 li4

(verb) to legislate; pass laws

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立冬

laap6 dung1

Mandarin: li4 dong1

Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 7th-21st November

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立刀旁

lap6 dou1 pong4

Mandarin: li4 dao1 pang2

Kangxi radical 18 (刀) in its component form 刂

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立刻

laap6 hak1

Mandarin: li4 ke4

immediately [粵]: 即刻, 馬上

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立功

laap6 gung1

Mandarin: li4 gong1

achievements

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立功贖罪

laap6 gung1 suk6 zeoi6

Mandarin: li4 gong1 shu2 zui4

Simplified: 立功赎罪

Atone for one's crimes by a good deed

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立即

laap6 zik1

Mandarin: li4 ji2

(adverb) Now

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立品

laap6 ban2

Mandarin: li4 pin3

(verb) to build a moral conduct; set up great behaviours

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立品

lap6 ban2

cultivate moral virtues

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立地

laap6 dei6

Mandarin: li4 di4

immediately; at once; to stand

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立地扇

laap6 dei6 sin3

a stand-fan

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立場

laap6 coeng4

Mandarin: li4 chang3

position, standpoint

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立場書

laap6 coeng4 syu1

position paper

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立夏

laap6 haa6

Mandarin: li4 xia4

Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 5th-20th May

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立委

laap6 wai2

lawmaker

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立威

laap6 wai1

Mandarin: li4 wei1

authoritarianism; to inspire awe

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立定

laap6 ding6

Mandarin: li4 ding4

(verb) to determine; to decide

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立定心意

laap6 ding6 sam1 ji3

Mandarin: li4 ding4 xin1 yi4

be determined to; set one's mind on

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立定心水

laap6 ding6 sam1 seoi2

Mandarin: li4 ding4 xin1 shui3

(verb) to make up someone's mind (especially when procrastinating)

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立實心腸

laap6 sat6 sam1 coeng4

Mandarin: li4 shi2 xin1 chang5

Simplified: 立实心肠

very determined (spoken)

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立山小種

laap6 saan1 siu2 zung2

Mandarin: li4 shan1 xiao3 zhong3

Simplified: 立山小种

Lapsang Souchong, name of the black tea

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