留lau4客haak3

English

1. to ask a guest to stay
2. to detain a guest

Examples

• 下雨天留客天留我不留。

  On a rainy day, we keep guests; Heaven keeps you, but I won't.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 下雨天留客，天留我不留。

  On a rainy day, we keep guests; Heaven keeps you, but I won't.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 下雨天，留客天，留我不留？

  Rainy day, a day for keeping guests. Will you keep me or not?

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 下雨，天留客；天留我不留。

  It’s raining. Heaven keeps the guests; Heaven may keep them, but I won’t!

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 下雨天留客，天留我不？留。

  On a rainy day, we keep guests. Does Heaven want to keep me or not? Yes, it does.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 下雨天留客，天留我？不留。

  On a rainy day, we keep guests. Heaven wants to keep me? No, it doesn’t.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY