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Keep back / savein Cantonese.

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Canto School

Pronunciation

留返

lau4 faan1

keep back / save

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

Put 留返 before the action’s object; 留返啲骨 and 留返魚頭 show two useful everyday combinations.

Examples

啲骨留返畀我

di1 gwat1 lau4 faan1 bei2 ngo5

Keep the bones for me

魚頭留返畀我煲湯,唔該。

jyu4 tau4 lau4 faan1 bei2 ngo5 bou1 tong1 m4 goi1

Keep the fish head for me to make soup, please.