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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
滯留 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
滯留 =
ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ · zhìliú
verb — to be held up somewhere, to stay on past one's time

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to be held up, stagnate (停滯)zhì氵 water; 帶 dài gives the sound
to stay, remain (停留)liú田 a field, land you are held to; 卯 mǎo gives the sound
滯留,停滯的滯,停留的留。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

水(氵)流不動,停在原地。
The water (氵) won't move on — it sits where it is.
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