留下

Chinese

		leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
simp. and trad. (留下)		留	下

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liúxià

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴ haa⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liù-hâ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liúxià → liúxia (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ → ㄌㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lióusiå
    • Wade–Giles: liu²-hsia⁵
    • Yale: lyóu-sya
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liou.shiah
    • Palladius: люся (ljusja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/ → /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ä³/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 流下 留下

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: lau⁴ haa⁶
    • Yale: làuh hah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴ haa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: leo⁴ ha⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹ haː²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 樓下／楼下 流下 留下

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liù-hâ
    • Hakka Romanization System: liu^ˇ ha^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: liu² ha¹
    • Sinological IPA: /li̯u¹¹ ha²⁴/

Verb

留下

1. to leave behind (a person, object, scar, etc.); to leave

   給某人留下深刻印象 [MSC, trad.]
   给某人留下深刻印象 [MSC, simp.]

   gěi mǒurén liúxià shēnkè yìnxiàng [Pinyin]

   to leave a deep impression on someone

   留下疤痕  ―  liúxià bāhén  ―  to leave a scar

2. to stay behind