爛〔烂〕 laan⁶ {làn}

(adjective) 1. addicted to; (slang) drunk;

爛〔烂〕 laan⁶ {làn}

1. soft
2. mushy
3. well-cooked and soft
4. to rot
5. to decompose
6. rotten
7. worn out
8. chaotic
9. messy
10. utterly
11. thoroughly
12. crappy
13. bad

爛湴〔烂-〕 laan⁶ baan⁶ {làn bàn}

muddy (spoken)

爛打〔烂-〕 laan⁶ daa² {làn dǎ}

love to pick fights (spoken)

爛賭〔烂赌〕 laan⁶ dou² {làn dǔ}

(adjective) to describe someone with a compulsive gambling problem; to describe someone who is a gambling addict / ludomania; (verb) to be addicted to gambling

爛飯〔烂饭〕 laan⁶ faan⁶ {làn fàn}

softened rice

爛瞓〔烂-〕 laan⁶ fan³ {làn fèn}

someone who sleeps a lot; someone who turns a lot or kicks off blankets when sleeping

爛鬼〔烂-〕 laan⁶ gwai² {làn guǐ}

broken; worthless; a hoodlum; a thug

爛喊〔烂-〕 laan⁶ haam³ {làn hǎn}

cry easily (spoken)

爛口〔烂-〕 laan⁶ hau² {làn kǒu}

(adj.) describes someone who uses swear words and foul language a lot

爛癮〔烂瘾〕 laan⁶ jan⁵ {làn yǐn}

a strong addiction

爛佬〔烂-〕 laan⁶ lou² {làn lǎo}

unreasonable adult male (spoken)

爛命〔烂-〕 laan⁶ ming⁶ {làn mìng}

furious; reckless; desperate

爛牙〔烂-〕 laan⁶ ngaa⁴ {làn yá}

(noun) cavity

爛生〔烂-〕 laan⁶ saang¹ {làn shēng}

easy to grow; needs little attention

爛巿〔烂-〕 laan⁶ si⁵ {làn fú}

unsellable goods

爛市〔烂-〕 laan⁶ si⁵ {làn shì}

poor sales figures or demand

爛食〔烂-〕 laan⁶ sik⁶ {làn shí}

(adjective) gluttonous

爛數〔烂数〕 laan⁶ sou³ {làn shù}

bad debt (spoken)

爛玩〔烂-〕 laan⁶ waan² {làn wán}

to play / fool around

爛仔〔烂-〕 laan⁶ zai² {làn zǎi}

(noun) a gangster; a goon; a thug, a hoodlum

爛酒〔烂-〕 laan⁶ zau² {làn jiǔ}

alcoholism

爛賤〔烂贱〕 laan⁶ zin⁶ {làn jiàn}

worthless; cheap (spoken)

爛咗〔烂-〕 laan⁶ zo² {làn zuo}

broken (spoken)

爛漫〔烂-〕 laan⁶ maan⁶ {làn màn}

1. brightly colored
2. unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)

爛尾〔烂-〕 laan⁶ mei⁵ {làn wěi}

1. unfinished
2. incomplete

爛泥〔烂-〕 laan⁶ nai⁴ {làn ní}

1. mud
2. mire

爛熟〔烂-〕 laan⁶ suk⁶ {làn shú}

1. well cooked
2. to know thoroughly

爛透〔烂-〕 laan⁶ tau³ {làn tòu}

rotten to the core

爛糊〔烂-〕 laan⁶ wu⁴ {làn hu}

1. overripe
2. overcooked

爛醉〔烂-〕 laan⁶ zeoi³ {làn zuì}

1. dead drunk
2. completely drunk

爛賬〔烂账〕 laan⁶ zoeng³ {làn zhàng}

accounts in a rotten state

爛崽〔烂-〕 laan⁶ zoi² {làn zǎi}

1. rogue
2. rowdy
3. unreliable chap

爛茶渣〔烂--〕 laan⁶ caa⁴ zaa¹ {làn chá zhā}

(noun) things that are no use; no value or in bad conditions. Usually, this term implies to women over thirty

爛笪笪〔烂--〕 laan⁶ daat³ daat³ {làn dá dá}

describes a person who has no integrity and is shameless; tattered

爛鬥爛〔烂斗烂〕 laan⁶ dau³ laan⁶ {làn dòu làn}

cannot be worse than the way it is now; the worst of the worst

爛賭二〔烂赌-〕 laan⁶ dou² ji⁶ {làn dǔ èr}

gambling addict (spoken)

爛瞓豬〔烂-猪〕 laan⁶ fan³ zyu¹ {làn fèn zhū}

describes a person who likes to sleep a lot; someone who sleeps all the time; a lazy person who doesn't want to get out of bed; literally 'a lazy sleeping pig'

爛喊貓〔烂-猫〕 laan⁶ haam³ maau¹ {làn hǎn māo}

cry-baby (spoken)

爛口角〔烂--〕 laan⁶ hau² gok³ {làn kǒu jiǎo}

(illness) mouth blister

爛溶溶〔烂--〕 laan⁶ jung⁴ jung⁴ {làn róng róng}

worn to bits and pieces; ragged

爛蓉蓉〔烂--〕 laan⁶ jung⁴ jung⁴ {làn róng róng}

tattered or ragged

爛頭蟀〔烂头-〕 laan⁶ tau⁴ seot¹ {làn tóu shuài}

someone who fights ferociously, especially a gangster; someone who is willing to risk it all despite being in a disadvantaged position

爛酒佬〔烂--〕 laan⁶ zau² lou² {làn jiǔ lǎo}

(noun) alcoholic

爛好人〔烂--〕 laan⁶ hou² jan⁴ {làn hǎo rén}

sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone

爛舌頭〔烂-头〕 laan⁶ sit³ tau⁴ {làn shé tóu}

1. to gossip
2. to blab
3. a blab-mouth

爛攤子〔烂摊-〕 laan⁶ taan¹ zi² {làn tān zi}

1. terrible mess
2. shambles

爛污貨〔烂-货〕 laan⁶ wu¹ fo³ {làn wū huò}

1. loose woman
2. slut

爛ｇａｇ〔烂---〕 laan⁶ gek¹ {làn g a g}

a cheesy / bad joke

爛身爛勢〔烂-烂势〕 laan⁶ san¹ laan⁶ sai³ {làn shēn làn shì}

to dress in tattered and worn out clothing

爛銅爛鐵〔烂铜烂铁〕 laan⁶ tung⁴ laan⁶ tit³ {làn tóng làn tiě}

(noun) scrap metals

爛醉如泥〔烂---〕 laan⁶ zeoi³ jyu⁴ nai⁴ {làn zuì rú ní}

1. lit. as drunk as mud
2. completely drunk

爛泥扶唔上壁〔烂-----〕 laan⁶ nai⁴ fu⁴ m⁴ soeng⁵ bek³ {làn ní fú ḿ shàng bì}

(derogatory slang) (with figurative meaning) when someone is lacking in ability / motivation, he/she will not be successful no matter how others help them; you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

爛泥扶不上牆〔烂----墙〕 laan⁶ nai⁴ fu⁴ bat¹ soeng⁵ coeng⁴ {làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng}

1. useless (idiom)
2. worthless
3. inept

爛船都有三斤釘〔烂-----钉〕 laan⁶ syun⁴ dou¹ jau⁵ saam¹ gan¹ deng¹ {làn chuán dōu yǒu sān jīn dīng}

there must be something useful in anything broken or disused (slang)

爛船都仲有三斤釘〔烂------钉〕 laan⁶ syun⁴ dou¹ zung⁶ jau⁵ saam¹ gan¹ deng¹ {làn chuán dōu zhòng yǒu sān jīn dīng}

'the worst of the rich is still better than that of the poor'

爛船拆埋都有三斤釘〔烂-------钉〕 laan⁶ syun⁴ caak³ maai⁴ dou¹ jau⁵ saam¹ gan¹ deng¹ {làn chuán chāi mái dōu yǒu sān jīn dīng}

'the worst of the rich is still better than that of the poor'