Chinese

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leave (message); to retain; to stay
leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
 
to install; to place; to put
simp. and trad.
(留置)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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留置

  1. to leave in place (for further use); to retain
  2. (law) to keep a suspect in custody

Adjective

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留置

  1. (medicine, attributive) indwelling

Derived terms

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Usage notes

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In Mainland China, noun sense 2 especially refers to pretrial detention by the National Supervisory Commission in relation to corruption offences.

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
りゅう
Grade: 5

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

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(りゅう)() (ryūchi

  1. detainment, custody

Verb

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(りゅう)()する (ryūchi surutransitive suru (stem (りゅう)() (ryūchi shi), past (りゅう)()した (ryūchi shita))

  1. detain, keep

Conjugation

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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留置 (yuchi) (hangeul 유치)

  1. hanja form? of 유치 (detention)