逗留

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Chinese

stay; stop; to pause (while reading)
stay; stop; to pause (while reading); to tease (play with)
 
leave (message); to retain; to stay
leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
 
trad. (逗留)
simp. #(逗留)
alternative forms 逗遛

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/2
Initial () (7) (37)
Final () (137) (136)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter duwH ljuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/dəuH/ /lɨu/
Pan
Wuyun
/dəuH/ /liu/
Shao
Rongfen
/dəuH/ /liəu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/dəwH/ /luw/
Li
Rong
/duH/ /liu/
Wang
Li
/dəuH/ /lĭəu/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/dʱə̯uH/ /li̯ə̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
dòu liú
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
dau6 lau4

Verb

逗留

  1. to stay; to stop over
    逾期逗留  ―  yúqī dòuliú  ―  to overstay (e.g. one's visa)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Jinmeiyō
りゅう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

(とう)(りゅう) (tōryū

  1. staying; sojourn