| English | Hakka |
|---|---|
| lead (metal) | yen2 |
| leaf | yap6 |
| leak | liu4 |
| leaking water | liu4 sui3 |
| lean (meat) | ziang1 |
| lean against | pen4 |
| lean back and have the lower back supported | pen4 yau1 |
| lean over | bu1 |
| lean over | cui4 |
| lean pork | ziang1 zu1 ngiuk5 |
| leaning against | ai1 den3 |
| leap day | yun4 ngit5 |
| leap month | yun4 ngiet6 |
| leap year | yun4 ngien2 |
| learn | hok6 |
| lease out | zu1 cut5 |
| leave | ziu3 |
| leave (vb.) | li2 |
| leave out | men1 |
| leech | fu2 ki2 |
| leek | tai4 son4 |
| left | zo3 |
| left over | yin4 |
| leg | giok5 |
| leg | giok5 |
| leg | giok5 bi3 |
| lemon | lin2 mung3 |
| leopard | pau4 |
| less noticeable if soiled | kim1 lo4 so4 |
| lessen | siau1 |
| lesson | ko1 |
| let the noble help us, sweep from us the petty | gui4 ngin2 fu2 ci2 siau3 ngin2 ot5 hoi1 |
| letter (of correspondence) | sin4 |
| letter of an alphabet | su4 mu2 |
| letter paper | sin4 zi3 |
| letterbox | sin4 siong1 |
| lettuce | sang1 coi4 |
| lettuce | sang1 mak5 |
| lettuce | mak5 zai3 |
| lettuce | mak5 zai3 |
| level | piang2 |
| level of a horizontal plane | sui3 pin2 |
| levels (one of many levels) | cen4 |
| lever apart | kiau4 |