留堂
lau4 tong4liu2tang2liú táng
English
- to stay behind (after class)
- (verb) Put in detention
- to be given detention
- detention
- to be detained after school, usu. as a means of punishment for misbehaviour
粵語 — Cantonese
- 喺返學時間以外留低喺學校,通常係指被懲罰,要額外做功課或者上額外嘅課堂
Examples
小乙默書唔合格,老師罰渠留堂。
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佢唔交功課,要放學留堂。
He did not hand in any homework, and is to be detained after class.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk