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• 六合 — lag8 hah8: the six directions (heaven, earth, and the four cardinal points), the whole world
• 力量 — lag8 liang6: strength, power, force
• 力落 — lag8 loh8: diligent, hardworking
• 六十八 — lag8 zab8 boih4: sixty-eight, 68
• 六十七 — lag8 zab8 cig4: sixty-seven, 67
• 六十九 — lag8 zab8 gao2: sixty-nine, 69
• 六十一 — lag8 zab8 ig4: sixty-one, 61
• 六十六 — lag8 zab8 lag8: sixty-six, 66
• 六十五 — lag8 zab8 ngou6: sixty-five, 65
• 六十二 — lag8 zab8 ri6: sixty-two, 62
• 六十三 — lag8 zab8 san1: sixty-three, 63
• 六十四 — lag8 zab8 si3: sixty-four, 64
• 六十 — lag8 zab8: sixty, 60
• 力爭 — lag8 zên1: to strive for, to contend vigorously
• 六 — lag8: six, 6
• 力 — lag8: strength, power, force
• 栗 — lag8: chestnut
• 樂 — lag8: happy; joyful; glad
• 臘鴨 — lah4 ah4: dried preserved duck
• 邋遢 — lah4 dah4: slovenly; unkempt, dirty; scruffy
• 獵奇 — lah8 ki5: to hunt for novelty, to seek novelty
• 鯪鯉 — lah8 li2: pangolin
• 獵物 — lah8 muêh8: prey, game (hunted animal)
• 曆日 — lah8 rig8: almanac, daily calendar
• 蠟紙 — lah8 zua2: wax paper, stencil paper
• 蠟燭 — lah8 zêg4: candle
• 獵 — lah8: to hunt, to hunt for
• 臘 — lah8: twelfth lunar month, cured; preserved (meat)
• 蠟 — lah8: wax, candle
• 萊蕪 — lai5 bhu5: Laiwu (a district of Jinan, Shandong, China)
• 來賓 — lai5 bing1: guest, visitor
• 來回 — lai5 huê5: to go back and forth, round trip
• 來去 — lai5 ke3: to go; to leave, to come and go
• 來臨 — lai5 lim5: to arrive, to approach
• 來源 — lai5 nguang5: source, origin
• 來襲 — lai5 sib8: to invade, to strike (of an enemy, storm, etc.)
• 來信 — lai5 sing3: incoming letter
• 梨泰院 — lai5 tai3 in7: Itaewon (neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea)
• 來往 — lai5 uang2: to come and go, to have dealings with
• 來自 — lai5 ze6: to come from, to be from
• 來 — lai5: to come
• 梨 — lai5: pear
• 內爿 — lai6 boin5: inside
• 內地 — lai6 di7: inland; interior region, mainland China (Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan usage)
• 內底 — lai6 doi2: inside, insole
• 內外 — lai6 ghua7: inside and outside, inner and outer
• 內涵 — lai6 ham5: connotation; implication, substance; depth (of character)
• 內容 — lai6 iong5: content; contents, substance
• 內褲 — lai6 kou3: underpants; underwear
• 內面 — lai6 ming7: inside; interior
• 內幕 — lai6 mo6: inside story; the scoop, behind-the-scenes information
• 內蒙古 — lai6 mong5 gou2: Inner Mongolia
• 內心 — lai6 sim1: heart; inner self, innermost being
• 內需 — lai6 su1: domestic demand
• 內在 — lai6 zai6: inherent; intrinsic, inner; internal
• 內 — lai6: in, inside
• 利 — lai7: sharp (as a knife)
• 攬 — lam2: to grasp, to hold, to embrace
• 纜 — lam2: cable; rope (esp. mooring rope), hawser
• 腩 — lam2: belly meat; brisket (esp. beef)
• 艦 — lam2: warship
• 覽 — lam2: to look at; to view, to read
• 南北 — lam5 bag4: north and south, latitude span
• 南京 — lam5 gian1: Nanjing
• 南極 — lam5 gêg8: the South Pole
• 南方 — lam5 hng1: south, southern part
• 南風 — lam5 huang1: south wind, southerly
• 南非 — lam5 hui1: South Africa
• 南洋 — lam5 iên5: Nanyang; Southeast Asia (esp. the Malay Archipelago)
• 南區 — lam5 ku1: southern district
• 南美洲 — lam5 mui2 ziu1: South America
• 男女 — lam5 neng2: men and women, both sexes
• 南澳 — lam5 o3: Nan'ao (county of Shantou, Guangdong)
• 男朋友 — lam5 pêng5 iu2: boyfriend
• 藍色 — lam5 sêg4: the color blue
• 男性 — lam5 sên3: male, man
• 南 — lam5: south; southern
• 楠 — lam5: nanmu tree (Machilus/Phoebe), brisket (dialectal)
• 淋 — lam5: to drip; to pour, to drench; to soak
• 男 — lam5: male; man
• 藍 — lam5: blue
• 襤 — lam5: ragged, tattered (as in 襤褸)
• 濫用 — lam7 êng7: to abuse, to misuse
• 濫 — lam7: to overflow, to flood
• 囊 — lang2: bag, sack, pouch
• 懶 — lang2: lazy, indolent
• 籠 — lang2: to cover; to envelop, to shroud
• 赧 — lang2: we; us (inclusive), alt. form of 咱
• 朗底褲 — lang3 doi2 kou3: open-crotch pants (for toddlers)
• 朗肚褲 — lang3 dou2 kou3: open-crotch pants (for toddlers)
• 難忘 — lang5 bhuang5: unforgettable, memorable
• 難度 — lang5 dou7: degree of difficulty, difficulty level
• 欄杆 — lang5 gang1: railing, handrail, banister
• 難怪 — lang5 guai3: no wonder, so that's why
• 難關 — lang5 guêng1: crisis, difficulty, tough time
• 蘭學 — lang5 hag8: rangaku (Japanese study of Western learning)
• 蘭花 — lang5 huê1: orchid
• 難以置信 — lang5 in2 di3 sing3: unbelievable, incredible
• 難以 — lang5 in2: hard to, difficult to
• 零裸 — lang5 lo2: a little, some, a few
• 欄目 — lang5 mag8: column (in a publication), segment (in a broadcast)
• 難免 — lang5 miang2: unavoidable, hard to avoid, bound to happen
• 闌珊 — lang5 sang1: waning; declining, fading (of interest, mood, etc.)
• 蘭州 — lang5 ziu1: Lanzhou (city in Gansu, China)
• 攔截 — lang5 zoih8: to intercept, to block
• 聾啞 — lang5 ê2: deaf-mute; unable to hear or speak
• 廊 — lang5: corridor, veranda; porch
• 斕 — lang5: multicolored, bright-colored
• 欄 — lang5: railing; balustrade, animal pen
• 瀾 — lang5: saliva, spit, drool
• 狼 — lang5: wolf
• 礱 — lang5: to grind, to mill
• 籠 — lang5: steamer basket, bamboo basket or cage, classifier for a basket of steamed food
• 聾 — lang5: deaf
• 蘭 — lang5: orchid, a surname
• 鱗 — lang5: scale (of a fish, reptile, etc.)
• 浪漫 — lang6 bhuang6: romantic
• 浪險 — lang6 hiam2: dangerous, risky, amazing (slang)
• 𡳞核 — lang6 hug8: testicle
• 浪費 — lang6 hui3: to waste, to squander
• 𡳞脬客 — lang6 pa1 kêh4: flatterer, sycophant, bootlicker
• 𡳞脬 — lang6 pa1: scrotum
• 朗誦 — lang6 song6: to recite aloud, to declaim
• 𡳞鳥囝 — lang6 ziao2 gian2: penis of a child
• 𡳞鳥面 — lang6 ziao2 ming7: stupid, foolish, unwise
• 𡳞鳥 — lang6 ziou2: penis (vulgar)
• 朗 — lang6: clear; bright, loud and clear
• 浪 — lang6: wave
• 𡳞 — lang6: penis (vulgar), dick
• 褸 — lao1: coat
• 佬囝 — lao2 gian2: cheat, trickster, swindler
• 老姑婆 — lao2 gou1 bo5: spinster; old unmarried woman
• 老人家 — lao2 nang5 gê1: venerable old person; elderly man or woman, one's parents (polite address)
• 老人 — lao2 nang5: old person, the elderly
• 老師 — lao2 se1: teacher
• 老實 — lao2 sig8: honest; genuine; frank
• 佬 — lao2: man; guy; fellow
• 落屎星 — lao3 sai2 cên1: shooting star
• 落屎 — lao3 sai2: to have diarrhea
• 樓盤 — lao5 buan5: real estate property, housing development
• 勞動者 — lao5 dong6 zia2: worker, laborer
• 勞動節 — lao5 dong6 zoih4: Labour Day, May Day
• 勞動 — lao5 dong6: to labor; to do physical work, to toil
• 樓頂 — lao5 dêng2: upstairs, rooftop
• 流血 — lao5 huêh4: to bleed, to spill blood
• 留戀 — lao5 luang3: to be reluctant to leave, to recall with nostalgia
• 流目汁 — lao5 mag8 zab4: to shed tears, to cry
• 流鼻水 — lao5 pin7 zui2: to have a runny nose
• 樓梯 — lao5 tui1: stairs, staircase
• 樓下 — lao5 ê6: downstairs
• 劉 — lao5: surname Liu
• 樓 — lao5: building (multi-story), floor; story
• 流 — lao5: to flow
• 留 — lao5: to stay; to remain, to keep; to retain
• 瘤 — lao5: tumor, lump, swelling
• 癆 — lao5: tuberculosis
• 老阿伯 — lao6 a1 bêh4: old man
• 老阿姆 — lao6 a1 m2: old woman
• 老闆 — lao6 bang2: shop owner; business proprietor, boss; chief
• 老米 — lao6 bhi2: old rice; aged rice
• 老母 — lao6 bho2: mom, mother
• 老伯 — lao6 bêh4: old man (honorific), great-uncle (grandfather's elder brother)
• 老豬 — lao6 de1: pig
• 老猴 — lao6 gao5: monkey
• 老舉 — lao6 ge2: prostitute (dated)
• 老撾 — lao6 go1: Laos
• 老公 — lao6 gong1: great-grandfather
• 老姑 — lao6 gou1: paternal grandaunt (grandfather's sister)
• 老舅 — lao6 gu6: great-uncle; granduncle (brother of one's grandmother)
• 老舊 — lao6 gu7: old; old-fashioned
• 老君厝 — lao6 gung1 cu3: hospital
• 老君 — lao6 gung1: doctor; physician
• 老家 — lao6 gê1: hometown; native place, family home
• 老虎母 — lao6 houn2 bho2: tigress, shrew; vixen
• 老虎 — lao6 houn2: tiger
• 老花鏡 — lao6 huê1 gian3: reading glasses
• 老化 — lao6 huê3: to age; to grow old, to become outdated/obsolete
• 老爺 — lao6 ia5: master; lord, term of address to a husband or master, deity; temple god (Teochew)
• 老齡化 — lao6 lêng5 huê3: to age; to become older (of a population)
• 老媽宮 — lao6 ma2 gêng1: Mazu temple (temple of the sea goddess Mazu)
• 老媽 — lao6 ma2: mother; mum, great-grandmother
• 老年痴呆症 — lao6 ni5 ci1 dai1 zêng3: senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease
• 老年人 — lao6 ni5 nang5: old person; the elderly
• 老年 — lao6 ni5: old age
• 老婆 — lao6 pua5: wife
• 老寫字 — lao6 sia2 ri7: Traditional Chinese characters
• 老嬸 — lao6 sim2: great-aunt (wife of grandfather's younger brother)
• 老蟲 — lao6 tang5: sly; cunning
• 老子 — lao6 ze2: Laozi (ancient Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism)
• 老叔 — lao6 zêg4: paternal great-uncle (grandfather's younger brother)
• 老一輩 — lao6 zêg8 buê3: older generation
• 老 — lao6: old; aged; elderly, prefix before surnames/kin terms (respectful or familiar address)
• 漏洞 — lao7 dang7: leak; hole, loophole, bug (in a computer program)
• 鬧熱 — lao7 riag8: bustling, lively, noisy (festive)
• 漏水 — lao7 zui2: to leak water
• 漏 — lao7: to leak; to spill, to divulge (information)
• 你個頭 — le2 gai5 tao5: your head! (dismissive retort), as if!, yeah right
• 你好 — le2 ho2: hello; hi
• 汝好 — le2 ho2: hello
• 你們 — le2 mung5: you (plural), you all, you guys