流失
lau4 sat1liú shī
English
- (of soil etc) to wash away
- to be eroded
- (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere
- to fail to be retained
- to run off; to be drained; to go off
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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