粵

留lau4待doi6

lau4 doi6liú dài

English

  1. to leave sth for later
  2. to postpone (work, a decision etc)
  3. to leave something until a later date; to wait until somebody attends to the issue

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 暫時唔做下一步、唔繼續,直至之後嘅時間,或者轉交另一個人

Examples

  • 這個問題留待下次開會才討論。

    The matter will be brought up at the next meeting.

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  • 結局留待下回分解。

    (of TV or radio series) The ending is left to be disclose next time.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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