稽留 (kai1 lau4) — To delay; to detain in Cantonese
kaiˉ¹稽lauˎ₄留Mandarin Pinyin: ji1 liu2
Meaning of 稽留
nounTo delay; to detain
Example Sentences with 稽留
feiˉ¹飛geiˉ¹機gaiˉ¹稽lauˎ₄留zo2.咗。
The flight was delayed.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔saiˊ²使gaiˉ¹稽lau4.留。
You don't need to stay.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gaiˉ¹稽lau4.留。
Don't linger.
keoiˏ₅佢gaiˉ¹稽lauˎ₄留haiˊ²喺dou6.度。
He's hanging around here.
dangˊ²等zoˊ²咗houˊ²好gaiˉ¹稽lau4.留。
Waited for a long time.
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