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留下

留下

Chinese

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

Verb

留下

to leave behind (a person, object, scar, etc)
to stay behind

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): liúxià

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴ haa⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liù-hâ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: liúxià → liúxia (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ → ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄚ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liou.shiah
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯a̠⁵¹/ → /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯a̠³/
  - Homophones:
    
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    流下
    留下
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lau⁴ haa⁶
  - Yale: làuh hah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴ haa⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹ hɑː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liù-hâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: liuˇ ha´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: liu² ha¹
  - IPA: /li̯u¹¹ ha²⁴/