留住 [－－]

Jyutping lau4 zyu6
Pinyin liú zhù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to ask sb to stay
  2. to keep sb for the night
  3. to await (classical)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to ask someone to stay; to keep someone at one's home
  2. verb, literary
    to await
  3. verb, Cantonese
    to keep something
  4. noun
    youth in the marketplace
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    有时你需要一个人留住。唔系寂寞，但系享受只做自己嘅自由光。
    有時你需要一個人留住。唔係寂寞，但係享受只做自己嘅自由光。
    jau5 si4 nei5 seoi1 jiu3 jat1 go3 jan4 lau4 zyu6 。 m4 hai6 zik6 mok6 ， daan6 hai6 hoeng2 sau6 zek3 zou6 zi6 gei2 ge3 zi6 jau4 gwong1 。
    • Sometimes, you need to be alone. Not to be lonely, but to enjoy some free time just being yourself.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    虽然间餐厅最近先装修过，但系仍然保留住一种典雅嘅感觉。
    雖然間餐廳最近先裝修過，但係仍然保留住一種典雅嘅感覺。
    seoi1 jin4 gaan1 caan1 teng1 zeoi3 gan6 sin1 zong1 sau1 gwo3, daan6 hai6 jing4 jin4 bou2 lau4 zyu6 jat1 zung2 din2 ngaa5 ge3 gam2 gok3.
    • Although the restaurant was renovated recently, it still retains a classic feel.
  2. Cantonese
    虽然枝玫瑰花枯朽咗，但系我仲想留住佢。
    雖然枝玫瑰花枯朽咗，但係我仲想留住佢。
    • Although the rose is rotten, I still want to keep it.