lau4 zyu6留住
Jyutpinglau4 zyu6
Yalelàuh jyuh
Definition
To ask someone to stay, or to keep and hold onto something or someone.
- to ask someone to stay
- to keep; to hold onto; to retain
- literaryto await
Grammar color guide
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Adjective
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
