Pinyin initial: "l"

The Pinyin initial "l" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "l" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by men. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "l" can appear in.

Mnemonics for l

L is for Sir Lancelot.

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ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month / the 12th lunar month / (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month
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lumpy / rock pile / uneven / fig. sincere / open and honest
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firm / sturdy / fold (for animals) / sacrifice / prison
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le = l + e5
(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
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kind / type / class / category / similar / like / to resemble
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surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
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orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
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soft; mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot; to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic; messy / utterly; thoroughly / crappy; bad
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fence / railing / hurdle / column or box (of text or other data)
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hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn
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used in 垃圾[la1 ji1] / Taiwan pr. [le4]
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