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留堂

Mandarin · pinyin liú táng

Meanings

  1. to stay behind (after class)
  2. to be given detention
  3. detention
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留
liú · stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
堂
táng · hall; government office
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2–2 · liu2 tang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lau4 tong4

Cantonese word readings for 留堂. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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lau4 tong4

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verb

  1. to be kept in school to serve one's detention

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