粵

留lau4守sau2

lau4 sau2liú shǒu

English

  1. to stay behind to take care of things
  2. to remain behind to take care of matters after the main group has departed

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 留喺某個地方,確保狀態冇變

Examples

  • 你今兒個應當留守。

    You should stay at home today.

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  • 留守兒童

    left-behind children

  • 留守大本營

    to stay/remain behind at headquarters

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

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