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留言

Mandarin · pinyin liú yán

to leave a message; to leave one's comments
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留: liú · stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149

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2–2 · liu2 yan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lau4 jin4

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

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noun

message; comments (in writing or by voice mail) (Classifier: 條／条 m)

verb

to leave a message or comments (in writing or by voice mail)

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