留客

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  1. to ask a guest to stay
  2. to detain a guest

CEDICT

  1. (formal) to host a guest; to have a guest stay over
  2. to host a guest; to have a guest stay over

Wiktionary

Examples

下雨天留客天留我不留。

On a rainy day, we keep guests; Heaven keeps you, but I won't.

On a rainy day, we keep guests. Heaven wants to keep me? No, it doesn’t.

On a rainy day, we keep guests. Does Heaven want to keep me or not? Yes, it does.

It’s raining. Heaven keeps the guests; Heaven may keep them, but I won’t!

Rainy day, a day for keeping guests. Do you keep me? No.

Rainy day, a day for keeping guests. Will you keep me or not? Yes, I will.

Rainy day, a day for keeping guests. Will you keep me or not?

Source: Tatoeba

下雨天留客,天留我不留。

On a rainy day, we keep guests; Heaven keeps you, but I won't.

Source: Tatoeba

下雨,天留客;天留我不留。

It’s raining. Heaven keeps the guests; Heaven may keep them, but I won’t!

Source: Tatoeba

下雨天留客,天留我不?留。

On a rainy day, we keep guests. Does Heaven want to keep me or not? Yes, it does.

Source: Tatoeba

下雨天留客,天留我?不留。

On a rainy day, we keep guests. Heaven wants to keep me? No, it doesn’t.

Source: Tatoeba

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