留 (lau4 | liu2) : remain; keep

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留

lau4

liu2

[1] remain; stay
[2] keep; reserve; save; set aside
[3] leave behind; bequeath
[4] accept; take
[5] ask sb to stay; keep sb from leaving
[6] pay attention to; concentrate on
[7] study abroad/overseas

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 田 (#102)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

留

This word has been viewed 14448 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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留客 lau4 haak3 liu2 ke4 = to ask a guest to stay; to detain a guest

收留 sau1 lau4 shou1 liu2 = take sb in

留守 lau4 sau2 liu2 shou3 = stay behind

預留 jyu6 lau4 yu4 liu2 = reserve; retain

不留 bat1 lau4*1 = always; all along; all the time; [國] 從來; 一向. Syn.: 一直, 經常粵

留意 lau4 ji3 liu2 yi4 = take care; look after; be careful

留言 lau4 jin4 liu2 yan2 = left messages; to leave a message

保留 bou2 lau4 bao3 liu2 = to reserve; to maintain

遺留 wai4 lau4 yi2 liu2 = legacy

拘留 keoi1 lau4 ju1 liu2 = detain; keep in custody; detention

停留 ting4 lau4 ting2 liu2 = to stop over; to stay temporarily

扣留 kau3 lau4 kou4 liu2 = detain, hold in custody

留下 lau4 haa6 liu2 xia4 = to leave something; to leave behind; to remain behind

逗留 dau6 lau4 dou4 liu2 = stay at, stopover at

留心 lau4 sam1 liu2 xin1 = to take care, be mindful

留任 lau4 jam6 = remain in office

居留權 geoi1 lau4 kyun4 ju1 liu2 quan2 = right of residence / abode / sanctuary

不留意 bat1 lau4 ji3 = low diligence; careless 國

留步 lau4 bou6 liu2 bu4 = don't bother to see me out

留學生 lau4 hok6 saang1 = student studying abroad, foreign exchange student

留醫 lau4 ji1 liu2 yi1 = to remain in hospital; need hospital treatment (after an accident)

留堂 lau4 tong4 = detention

拘留院 keoi1 lau4 jyun6*2 = detention center

留長 lau4 coeng4 = keep long (hairstyle)

留鬚 lau4 sou1 = to grow or to have/wear a beard or moustache

留鬍鬚 lau4 wu4 sou1 liu2 hu2 xu1 = to grow or to have/wear a beard

留長頭髮 lau4 coeng4 tau4 faat3 = to grow or has long hair

留低 lau4 dai1 = to leave something; to leave behind; to remain behind 粵

留八字鬚 lau4 baat3 zi6 sou1 = to grow a beard or to have a moustache

留長鬚 lau4 coeng4 sou1 = to grown or to have a long beard

保留的 bou2 lau4 dik1 bao3 liu2 de5 = [adj] reserved, saving 國

留學 lau4 hok6 liu2 xue2 = to study abroad

居留 geoi1 lau4 ju1 liu2 = residence; to reside

要留堂 jiu3 lau4 tong4 = have to go to detention

留學美國 lau4 hok6 mei5 gwok3 = to study abroad in America

留案底 lau4 on3 dai2 = to get permanent criminal records

留班 lau4 baan1 liu2 ban1 = fail to go up to the next grade; stay further

拘留所 keoi1 lau4 so2 ju1 liu2 suo3 = detention centre; "lockup"

留返啖氣暖下肚好過 lau4 faan1 daam6 hei3 nyun5 haa5 tou5 hou2 gwo3 = to not bother with you anymore 粵

停留時間 ting4 lau4 si4 gaan1*3 ting2 liu2 shi2 jian1 = retention period (in environmental protection)

留住 lau4 zyu6 = [v] to detain

殘留 caan4 lau4 can2 liu2 = [v][adj] be left over as in vestigal or residual

此地不宜久留 ci2 dei6 bat1 ji4 gau2 lau4 = not good to stay here for a long time; this place is not suitable to stay any longer

留話 lau4 waa6 liu2 hua4 = leave a message; leave word

滯留 zai6 lau4 zhi4 liu2 = to be held up; to remain in a place unwillingly

留戀 lau4 lyun2 liu2 lian4 = be reluctant to leave; can't bear to part; recall with nostalgia

留番 lau4 faan1 = to leave sth behind 粵

留在 lau4 zoi6 liu2 zai4 = to remain in

彌留 nei4 lau4 mi2 liu2 = to be seriously ill and about to die

留情 lau4 cing4 liu2 qing2 = to show mercy or forgiveness, to be lenient, to forbear

手下留情 sau2 haa6 lau4 cing4 shou3 xia4 liu2 qing2 = to show mercy or forgiveness, to be lenient

挽留 waan5 lau4 wan3 liu2 = urge (or persuade) sb. to stay; detainment

留神 lau4 san4 liu2 shen2 = "Take care to..."; "Be careful of..."

留念 lau4 nim6 liu2 nian4 = accept or keep as a souvenir; a keepsake; a momento

被拘留 bei6 keoi1 lau4 = to be in custody; to be detained; be kept incommunicado

留手 lau4 sau2 liu2 shou3 = stop before one is about to hit someone; show mercy to

逾期居留 jyu4 kei4 geoi1 lau4 yu2 qi2 [TW] / qi1[PRC] ju1 liu2 = overstayed residency

留言板 lau4 jin4 baan2 liu2 yan2 ban3 = message board

留言信箱 lau4 jin4 seon3 soeng1 liu2 yan2 xin4 xiang1 = voice mail

留白 lau4 baak6 liu2 bai2 = leave a message

不留餘地 bat1 lau4 jyu4 dei6 bu4 liu2 yu2 di4 = allow no leeway; burn one's bridges

志留紀 zi3 lau4 gei3 zhi4 liu2 ji4 = Silurian (geological period)

半保留複製 bun3 bou2 lau4 fuk1 zai3 ban4 bao3 liu2 fu4 zhi4 = semiconservative replication

鞏留 gung2 lau4 gong3 liu2 = Gongliu (place in Xinjiang)

屯留 tyun4 lau4 tun2 liu2 = Tunliu (place in Shanxi)

許留山 heoi2 lau4 saan1 = Hui Lau Shan (restaurant)

香港居留權 hoeng1 gong2 geoi1 lau4 kyun4 xiang1 gang3 ju1 liu2 quan2 = right of residence in Hong Kong (HKSAR)

羈留 gei1 lau4 ji1 liu2 = [1] detain; keep in custody [2] stop over on a trip

韶華難留 siu4 waa4 naan4 lau4 shao2 hua2 nan2 liu2 = it's hard to turn back the clock; it's hard to retain time

永久居留權 wing5 gau2 geoi1 lau4 kyun4 yong3 jiu3 ju1 liu2 quan2 = permanent residency

留尼汪島 lau4 nei4 wong1 dou2 liu2 ni2 wang1 dao3 = Réunion, Reunion

留級 lau4 kap1 liu2 ji2 = to repeat a year in school

留返拜山先講 lau4 faan1 baai3 saan1 sin1 gong2 = tell someone who cares 粵

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請留低電話號碼粵
Please leave a telephone number.

你可以留低﹐亦可以走人﹐對我嚟講都冇所謂。粵
You can stay or go, it's all the same to me.
[Sometimes we need more Cantonese syllables to express the simple English word "or". It's 亦可以 in this sentence. ]

我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。粵
I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last.
[copied from [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,91899,91899#msg-91899]this thread.[/url]]

你就手下留情放佢哋一馬啦。粵
Show some mercy and let them go.

佢做事不留都撳地游水，唔會攞你嚟較飛！粵
He has all along been very careful. He will not land you in trouble.

只有懶漢庸才才會留戀那大鍋飯的年代。國
Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.

我甚至有能力係不留痕跡嘅情況底下粵
I have the capability to not leave a trace afterwards.
[E.g. on a computer.]

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