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[1] by means of; because of; therefore [2] consider as [3] in order to [4] with; indicating implement; instrumentality [5] giving cause Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: 亻 (#9)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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可以 ho2 ji5 = can, may, be allowed to 以前 ji5 cin4 = before; previously 以下 ji5 haa6 = below; under 以後 ji5 hau6 = after; afterward; since; from now on; 以上 ji5 soeng6 = above 所以 so2 ji5 = so; therefore; hence; thus 以為 ji5 wai4 = think; believe 以內 ji5 noi6 = within; inside 以外 ji5 ngoi6 = outside; beyond 唔可以 m4 ho2 ji5 = cannot 粵 都可以 dou1 ho2 ji5 = all OK 還可以 waan4 ho2 ji5 = also acceptable; still acceptable 國 多年以來 do1 nin4 ji5 loi4 = for many years (in the past) 予以 jyu5 ji5 = to bestow; to give 以來 ji5 loi4 = since (a previous event) 以便 ji5 bin6 = so that 以免 ji5 min5 = in order not to 以及 ji5 kap6 = as well as 以往 ji5 wong5 = in the past 以至 ji5 zi3 = to 以至於 ji5 zi3 jyu1 = to 以致 ji5 zi3 = to the extent that 以身作則 ji5 san1 zok3 zak1 = (saying) to set a good example 足以 zuk1 ji5 = sufficient; so that 加以 gaa1 ji5 = in addition; handle; deal with 全力以赴 cyun4 lik6 ji5 fu6 = to do at all costs 以色列 ji5 sik1 lit6 = Israel 何以 ho4 ji5 = whence 得以 dak1 ji5 = [conj] so that one can... 難以 naan4 ji5 = hard to (predict, imagine, etc.) 給以 kap1 ji5 = to give; to grant; to provide 可以避免 ho2 ji5 bei6 min5 = evitable, avoidable 以巴 ji5 baa1 = Israeli and Palestinian 以軍 ji5 gwan1 = Israeli troops 數以千計 sou3 ji5 cin1 gai3 = thousands of; by (the) thousands 之所以 zi1 so2 ji5 = the reason why; therefore 一小時以後 jat1 siu2 si4 ji5 hau6 = a short time later 不以為然 bat1 ji5 wai4 jin4 = object to; take exception to; not approve 國 不久以後 bat1 gau2 ji5 hau6 = mañana 國 半以上 bun3 ji5 soeng6 = more than half 半數以上 bun3 sou3 ji5 soeng6 = more than half 有史以來 jau5 si2 ji5 loi4 = since the beginning of history 有生以來 jau5 sang1 ji5 loi4 = since birth; for one's whole life 長期以來 coeng4 kei4 ji5 loi4 = ever since a long time ago 此時以前 ci2 si4 ji5 cin4 = heretofore 開始以前 hoi1 ci2 ji5 cin4 = before the beginning (of sth) 年以來 nin4 ji5 loi4 = since the year ... 美國以外 mei5 gwok3 ji5 ngoi6 = outside of the U.S. 難以應付 naan4 ji5 jing3 fu6 = hard to deal with; hard to handle 以防萬一 ji5 fong4 maan6 jat1 = Just in case (start to an if/then type sentence); guard against unexpected (idiom) 以人手挖掘 ji5 jan4 sau2 waat3 gwat6 = dig by hand 以個人身份 ji5 go3 jan4 san1 fan6*2 = in a personal capacity (common formation) 以母語學習 ji5 mou5 jyu5 hok6 zaap6 = learning in the mother tongue 以水救火 ji5 seoi2 gau3 fo2 = dousing the flames 報以 bou3 ji5 = to give in return 從今以後 cung4 gam1 ji5 hau6 = henceforth 人不可以貌相 jan4 bat1 ho2 ji5 maau6 soeng3 = don't judge a book by its cover 以我所知 ji5 ngo5 so2 zi1 = From what I know ... 自古以來 zi6 gu2 ji5 loi4 = since ancient times 國 自古以嚟 zi6 gu2 ji5 lai4 = since ancient times 粵 不知所以 bat1 zi1 so2 ji5 = perplexed 國 出以公心 ceot1 ji5 gung1 sam1 = keep the public interest in mind; act without any selfish considerations 所以然 so2 ji5 jin4 = the reason why; the whys and wherefores 以遠 ji5 jyun5 = [transport] beyond 以膠紙封嘴 ji5 gaau1 zi2 fung1 zeoi2 = have one's mouth taped shut (common formation) 以形補形 ji5 jing4 bou2 jing4 = Eating a food item nourishes the same item in one's body 銀行以外的機構 ngan4 hong4 ji5 ngoi6 dik1 gei1 kau3 = non-banking sector 國 (common formation) 以偏概全 ji5 pin1 koi3 cyun4 = generalize 坐以待斃 zo6 ji5 doi6 bai6 = to sit around waiting for death 以和為貴 ji5 wo4 wai4 gwai3 = harmony is a virtue; harmony is the best strategy 以假亂真 ji5 gaa2 lyun6 zan1 = mix the false with the genuine 以貨易貨 ji5 fo3 jik6 fo3 = swap; trade goods; barter 以貨易貨制 ji5 fo3 jik6 fo3 zai3 = barter system 好整以暇 hou3 zing2 ji5 haa6 = remain calm and composed while handling pressing affairs 以暴易暴 ji5 bou6 jik6 bou6 = replace one tyranny with another 以鄰為壑 ji5 leon4 wai6 kok3 = use one's neighbour's field as a drain (shift one's troubles onto others) 以毒攻毒 ji5 duk6 gung1 duk6 = to fight a fire with fire; to kill poison with poison 以...為準 ji5...wai4 zeon2 = based on 物以類聚,人以群分 mat6 ji5 leoi6 zeoi6 jan4 ji5 kwan4 fan1 = birds of a feather flock together 以貌取人 ji5 maau6 ceoi2 jan4 = judge a book by its cover 難以描述 naan4 ji5 miu4 seot6 = no words can describe 難以形容 naan4 ji5 jing4 jung4 = no words can describe 以身試法 ji5 san1 si3 faat3 = to defy the law; to dare to violate the law 以牙還牙 ji5 ngaa4 waan4 ngaa4 = to repay evil: an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth 粵 以逸待勞 ji5 jat6 doi6 lou4 = relax while the enemy exhausts himself 粵 物以類聚 mat6 ji5 leoi6 zeoi6 = birds of a feather flock together 難以置信 naan4 ji5 zi3 seon3 = hard to believe; incredible; inconceivable 以小博大 ji5 siu2 bok3 daai6 = try to make big money from little capital 粵 持之以恆 ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4 = persevere doing sth.; hold fast; persist 數以百計 sou3 ji5 baak3 gai3 = hundreds of 學以致用 hok6 ji5 zi3 jung6 = to put into practice what has been learned 一言以蔽之 jat1 jin4 ji5 bai3 zi1 = to sum up in one word; in a word; in brief; 如願以償 jyu4 jyun6 ji5 soeng4 = to be rewarded with what one hoped for; to receive what one had been hoping for 以柔制剛 ji5 jau4 zai3 gong1 = soft and fair goes far 以備不虞 ji5 bei6 bat1 jyu4 = be ready for any contingency; be prepared for times of need; be prepared for unseen emergencies 以不變應萬變 ji5 bat1 bin3 jing3 maan6 bin3 = cope with ever changing circumstances by holding to a fixed principle or policy 以詞害意 ji5 ci4 hoi6 ji3 = let the form of expression interfere with the meaning of a text; sacrifice clarity in using wrong words for expression 以此為戒 ji5 ci2 wai4 gaai3 = as a warning to; as a lesson; take this as a warning 以次 ji5 ci3 = 1.in right order; in correct order; in proper order 2. the following 以德報怨 ji5 dak1 bou3 jyun3 = repay evil with good; return good for evil 以點帶面 ji5 dim2 daai3 min6 = use one unit to guide an entire area; use experience of a selected unit to promote work in the entire area; 以耳代目 ji5 ji5 doi6 muk6 = rely on rumours rather than confirming the truth for oneself 以工代賑 ji5 gung1 doi6 zan3 = offer to work to provide relief for; provide relief by offering labour 以攻為守 ji5 gung1 wai4 sau2 = attack as a means of defence; use offense in order to defend 以...見稱 ji5 gin3 cing1 = noted as...; famous for...; known for... 自以為是 zi6 ji5 wai4 si6 = to think oneself is right 長此以往 coeng4 ci2 ji5 wong5 = should things continue as thus; if things go on this way 無言以對 mou4 jin4 ji5 deoi3 = speechless; unable to reply to; unable to respond to 民以食為天 man4 ji5 sik6 wai4 tin1 = food is the first necessity of the people 以禮相待 ji5 lai5 soeng1 doi6 = to treat each other with courtesy 動之以情 dung6 zi1 ji5 cing4 = move someone's heart with love 以大局為重 ji5 daai6 guk6 wai4 zung6 = to be more concerned about the overall situation than personal affairs 難以啟齒 naan4 ji5 kai2 ci2 = find it to hard to open one's mouth 致以歉意 zi3 ji5 hip3 ji3 = present one's apologies (common formation) 致以 zi3 ji5 = to express, present, extend (greetings, thanks etc) 嚴陣以待 jim4 zan6 ji5 doi6 = poised for action 以理服人 ji5 lei5 fuk6 jan4 = persuade through reasoning 以寡敵眾 ji5 gwaa2 dik6 zung3 = fight against odds 交換以太網絡 gaau1 wun6 ji5 taai3 mong5 lok3 = switched Ethernet 快速以太網絡 faai3 cuk1 ji5 taai3 mong5 lok3 = Fast Ethernet 以太 ji5 taai3 = Ether- 以太網 ji5 taai3 mong5 = Ethernet 以太網絡 ji5 taai3 mong5 lok3 = Ethernet 以太網絡幀 ji5 taai3 mong5 lok3 zing3 = Ethernet frame 以太網絡端口 ji5 taai3 mong5 lok3 dyun1 hau2 = Ethernet port 但以理書 daan6 ji5 lei5 syu1 = Book of Daniel 冷戰以後 laang5 zin3 ji5 hau6 = post-Cold War 撒哈拉以南非洲 saat3 haa1 laai1 ji5 naam4 fei1 zau1 = Sub-Saharan Africa 共享以太網絡 gung6 hoeng2 ji5 taai3 mong5 lok3 = shared Ethernet 以色列航空 ji5 sik1 lit6 hong4 hung1 = El Al Israel Airline Ltd. 以巴和平 ji5 baa1 wo4 ping4 = Arab-Israeli peace 以巴衝突 ji5 baa1 cung1 dat6 = Israeli-Palestinian conflict 以色列情報局 ji5 sik1 lit6 cing4 bou3 guk6*2 = Mossad 以斯拉記 ji5 si1 laai1 gei3 = Book of Ezra 不以人齒 bat1 ji5 jan4 ci2 = perverse, inhuman, not to be regarded as one of humankind 以人為本 ji5 jan4 wai4 bun2 = people oriented; people foremost (common formation) 以色列工黨 ji5 sik1 lit6 gung1 dong2 = Labor (Israel) (common formation) 以身相許 ji5 san1 soeng1 heoi2 = give yourself to someone else; "favors" (as in sexual privileges) 撒哈拉以南 saat3 haa1 laai1 ji5 naam4 = sub-Saharan 以敘 ji5 zeoi6 = Israel-Syria 以洋治洋 ji5 joeng4 zi6 joeng4 = use the barbarians to control the barbarians 以夷制夷 ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4 = use the barbarians to control the barbarians 欲購從速,以免向隅 juk6 kau3 cung4 cuk1, ji5 min5 hoeng3 jyu4 = if you wish to purchase, be quick to avoid being sorry (regretting it) 以其人之道,還治其人之身 ji5 kei4 jan4 zi1 dou6, waan4 zi6 kei4 jan4 zi1 san1 = pay sb. back in the same way they did sth. to you 夢寐以求 mung6 mei6 ji5 kau4 = long for sth., sth. that one craves after to the point that one even dreams about it 何以見得 ho4 ji5 gin3 dak1 = why do you think so; how do you come to this conclusion 嗤之以鼻 ci1 zi1 ji5 bei6 = turn up one's nose at; shun; show contempt toward, detest 以訛傳訛 ji5 ngo4 cyun4 ngo4 = spread error upon error 以豐補歉 ji5 fung1 bou2 him3 = use high-yield areas to support low-yield areas; collect and store in the fat years to make up for the lean ones 以饗... ji5 hoeng2 = for the enjoyment of... 相濡以沫 soeng1 jyu4 ji5 mut6 = mutual help in humble circumstances 戮力以赴 luk6 lik6 ji5 fu6 = with all one's strength; do sth. to one's outmost 嚴以律己 jim4 ji5 leot6 gei2 = be very self-disciplined; treat oneself strictly 嚴以律己,寬以待人 jim4 ji5 leot6 gei2 fun1 ji5 doi6 jan4 = to treat oneself strictly and others with leniency 授人以魚,不如授人以漁 sau6 jan4 ji5 jyu4 bat1 jyu4 sau6 jan4 ji5 jyu4 = it's better to teach a man to fish than to give a man a fish 拭目以待 sik1 muk6 ji5 doi6 = wait and see 劉以達 lau4 ji5 daat6 = Tats Lau 安以軒 on1 ji5 hin1 = Ady An 以珥 ji5 ji6 = Iyar 以祿 ji5 luk6 = Elul |
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以後我點叫你哋呀? 粵
How can I order from your [restaurant] in the future? [Lit. Afterwards I how order you-guys?]
你唔可以企喺張枱上便 粵
Show all 60 examplesYou can't stand on the table. [Lit. you cannot stand at table surface. 唔可以 here carries the sense of "not allowed".] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |