留守
lau4 sau2liú shǒu
English
- to stay behind to take care of things
- to remain behind to take care of matters after the main group has departed
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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.
Tatoeba · Leolaaziano CC BY
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