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留
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to remain]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to remain]]
  2. 2 làuh fāan baai sāan sin góng 留番拜山先/至講 — [leave it for paying respects to the dead] a request to defer some topic, "let's not talk too much about it now" (i.e. let's leave it for when paying respects to the dead) (gwdl 189, 4).
Other Readings
留
to study abroad | to stop | to leave (a message etc) | # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 留
留言信箱
voice mail
留學生
student studying abroad, foreign exchange student
永久居留權
[n] permanent residency
留後手
allow for unforeseen circumstances
留堂
(verb) Put in detention
挽留
urge (or persuade) sb. to stay; detainment
居留
residence; to reside
留番
(verb) keep; Maintain
留產所
maternity home
留學美國
to study abroad in America
拘留院
detention center
此地不宜久留
not good to stay here for a long time; this place is not suitable to stay any lo
留心
to take care, be mindful
留長頭髮
to grow or has long hair
留住
[v] to detain
扣留
detain, hold in custody
要留堂
have to go to detention
留番拜山先講
let's not talk about that now (to express that one is not interested in a topic
留班
fail to go up to the next grade; stay further
留言
(n.) left messages, comments (v.) to leave a message or a comment
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