留守 [－－]

Jyutping lau4 sau2
Pinyin liú shǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to stay behind to take care of things
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    留​喺​某​個​地方​，​確保狀態​冇​變
    to remain behind to take care of matters after the main group has departed
    • 留守兒童
      留守儿童
      lau4 sau2 ji4 tung4
      left-behind children
    • 留守大本營
      留守大本营
      lau4 sau2 daai6 bun2 jing4
      to stay/remain behind at headquarters
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be left behind
    • 留守兒童
      留守儿童
      liú shǒu ér tóng
      left-behind children
  2. verb
    to stay behind; to remain for military duty while the main forces depart
  3. verb, historical
    to act as the monarch during his absence from the capital
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你今儿个应当留守。
    你今兒個應當留守。
    nǐ jīn er ge yīng dāng liú shǒu 。
    • You should stay at home today.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    留守儿童
    留守兒童
    lau4 sau2 ji4 tung4
    • left-behind children
  2. Cantonese
    留守大本营
    留守大本營
    lau4 sau2 daai6 bun2 jing4
    • to stay/remain behind at headquarters
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    留守儿童
    留守兒童
    liú shǒu ér tóng
    • left-behind children