粵

流lau4失sat1

lau4 sat1liú shī

English

  1. (of soil etc) to wash away
  2. to be eroded
  3. (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere
  4. to fail to be retained
  5. to run off; to be drained; to go off

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 有價值嘅物質、資源消失或者離開

Examples

  • 人才流失

    loss of talents

  • 夏天要飲多啲水,補充返身體流失嘅水分。

    Drink more water in summer helps replenish the great water loss from our body.

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

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