Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- liú
English
- stop, halt
- to leave (a message etc)
- to remain; to stay; to reside in the same location without leaving
- stay, detain, keep
- to retain
- to set aside; to reserve; to save
- to stay
- to let grow; to grow out (e.g. hair, nails, etc.)
- to remain
- to keep
- to preserve
粵語
- 繼續喺同一個地方活動，唔走、離開；將一啲嘢保持原狀，可以係實物或者諗法
- 預留
- 唔阻止一啲嘢生長
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Variants
Words containing 留
- 停留ting4 lau4
to stay for a time; to stop; to remain
- 留意lau4 ji3
to be mindful
- 留堂lau4 tong4
to stay behind (after class)
- 保留bou2 lau4
to keep
- 留言lau4 jin4
to leave a message; to leave one's comments
- 留學lau4 hok6
to study abroad
- 拘留keoi1 lau4
to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
- 遺留wai4 lau4
to leave behind
- 殘留caan4 lau4
to remain; to be left over
- 留守lau4 sau2
to stay behind to take care of things
- 居留geoi1 lau4
to reside
- 滯留zai6 lau4
(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded
- 留低lau4 dai1
stay (spoken)
- 留難lau4 naan4
to make sth difficult
- 留級lau4 kap1
to repeat a year in school
- 扣留kau3 lau4
to detain sb; to hold sb against their will
- 收留sau1 lau4
to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
- 不留bat1 lau1
strict; not willing
- 留白lau4 baak6
to leave a message
- 留心lau4 sam1
to be careful; to pay attention to
- 留海lau4 hoi2
variant of 劉海|刘海[liu2 hai3]
- 留班lau4 baan1
to repeat a year in school
- 逗留dau6 lau4
to stay for a while; to sojourn
- 預留jyu6 lau4
to set aside