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  jyu1   jyutping
  yu2   pinyin
[1] [prep] in; at; on (a certain time/place) | [synonym]
[2] [prep] (indicating the object of an action) with; on; from
[3] [prep] (indicating the performer of an action) by
[4] [prep] (indicating comparison) than
[verb/adjectival suffix] with regard to; concerning; towards

1. Besides being the simplified form of , is also a traditional character with different meanings from .
2. For discussion on Cantonese readings, please see [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]
preposition
Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: (#70)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
於 / 于

This word has been viewed 18782 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Sep 2013 11:20

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detail  zung1 jyu1  zhong1 yu2 = finally; in the end
detail  dang2 jyu1  deng3 yu2 = to be equal to; equals
detail  jau4 jyu1  you2 yu2 = because of; due to
detail  wai6 jyu1  wei4 yu2 = be at; be in; be situated (in, at)
detail  deoi3 jyu1  dui4 yu2 = with regards to; regarding; concerning
detail  jat1 jat6 zi1 gai3 zoi6 jyu1 san4  yi1 ri4 zhi1 ji4 zai4 yu2 chen2 = planning for the whole day will be done in the morning
detail  jat1 nin4 zi1 gai3 zoi6 jyu1 ceon1  yi1 nian2 zhi1 ji4 zai4 yu2 chun1 = planning for the year will be done in spring
detail  gwaan1 jyu1  guan1 yu2 = concerning, regarding
detail  suk6 jyu1  shu3 yu2 = to be part of; belong to; considered as
detail  sin6 jyu1  shan4 yu2 = be good at; be skilled at; be adept at
detail  sam6 zi3 jyu1  shen2 zhi4 yu2 = even to the extent
detail  bat1 zi3 jyu1  bu4*2 zhi4 yu2 = will not go so far as
detail  jyu1 si6  yu2 shi4 = therefore
detail  ji5 zi3 jyu1   = to
detail  jung5 jyu1   = to have courage to
detail  zung1 jyu1  zhong1 yu2 = to be loyal to
detail  zi3 jyu1  zhi4 yu2 = to go as far as to; as for; as to
detail  zoi6 jyu1  zai4 yu2 = depending on; determined by
detail  haan6 jyu1  xian4 yu2 = restricted at; restricted by
detail  gap1 jyu1  ji2 yu2 = eager
detail  gaam3 jyu1  jian4 yu2 = in view of; since; in the light of
detail  cyu2 jyu1  chu3 yu2 = to be in (a state or condition)
detail  daai6 jyu1  da4 yu2 = (mostly Maths.) greater than
detail  dai1 jyu1   = be lower than
detail  ceot1 jyu1  chu1 yu2 = [1] be due to, [2] stem from
detail  gei1 jyu1  ji1 yu2 = because of, in view of, due to, in view of the fact that
detail  gwo3 jyu1  guo4 yu2 = too much, excessively
detail  gou1 jyu1   = top
detail  gam2 jyu1  gan3 yu2 = to dare to
detail  king1 hoeng3 jyu1  qing1 xiang4 yu2 = prone to
detail  ling4 gaa3 jyu1   = outmatch
detail  fu3 jyu1   = to be rich in, to be full of
detail  geoi1 jyu1   = to reside in/at
detail  gaam3 jyu1  jian4 yu2 = in view of, in light of
detail  jat1 jyu1   = determined; stern; decided; firm
detail  jyu1 si6 fu4  yu2 shi4 hu1 = from this, therefore
detail  jyu6 jyu1  yu4 yu2 = combine with; contain sth. in
detail 便  bin6 jyu1  bian4 yu2 = easy to; convenient for
detail 耀  jyun6 jiu6 jyu1 jan4   = to show off one's talent before others
detail  fu3 jyu1 soeng2 zoeng6  fu4 yu2 xiang3 xiang4 = imaginative
detail  kwan3 naan4 zoi6 jyu1  kun4 nan2 zai4 yu2 = the problem is...
detail  geoi1 zyu6 jyu1  ju1 zhu4 yu2 = inhabit
detail  ding6 jyu1  ding4 yu2 = set at; scheduled at
detail  gwai1 jyu1  gui1 yu2 = ascribe to, ascription
detail  seoi4 zik6 jyu1  chui2 zhi2 yu2 = perpendicular to
detail  zou2 jyu1   = predate
detail  jin4 gwai1 jyu1 hou2  yan2 gui1 yu2 hao3 = make it up with sb; become reconciled
detail  zeoi3 hau6 sou3 zyu1 jyu1   = last resort (noun)
detail  gaai2 sik1 dang2 jyu1 jim2 sik1   = one tries to find an excuse when explaining; talk bullshit
detail  jiu4 jin4 zi2 jyu1 zi3 ze2   = rumours will stop at smart people
detail  on1 jyu1 jin6 zong6   = keep the status quo; satisfied with the current situation
detail  jyu1 si6 mou4 bou2  yu2 shi4 wu2 bu3 = does not help the situation
detail  lok6 jyu1  le4 yu2 = be happy to; take delight in
detail  siu2 siu2 fu2 co2 dang2 jyu1 gik1 lai6   = a little bit of difficulty/hardship is just encouragement
detail  mou4 zai3 jyu1 si6   = not helpful, to no avail, unhelpful
detail  siu2 jyu1  shao3 yu3 = less than
detail  cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4 sing3 jyu1 laam4  qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 sheng4 yu2 lan2 = the student/disciple becomes better than the teacher/master
detail  mou4 bou2 jyu1 si6  wu2 wu3 yu2 shi4 = useless; to no avail; futile
detail  zyut3 jyu1 jin4 ci4  zhuo1[PRC] zhuo2 [TW] yu2 yan2 ci2 = inarticulate; at lose for words; clumsy in expressing oneself;
detail  gung1 jyu1 sam1 gai3  gong1 yu2 xin1 ji4 = good at being calculative and manipulative; cunning
detail  sing4 zi1 jyu1 faat3  sheng2 zhi1 yu2 fa3 = to bring sb. to justice
detail  hyut3 nung4 jyu1 seoi2  xue4 (PRC) xie2 (TW) nong2 yu2 shui3 = blood is thicker than water
detail  mok6 gwo3 jyu1  mo4 guo4 yu2 = nothing is more... than
detail  gaai3 jyu1  jie4 yu2 = in between
detail  hang6 min5 jyu1 naan6  xing4 mian3 yu2 nan4 = to escape a tragedy
detail  jyu6 fong4 sing3 jyu1 zi6 liu4  yu4 fang2 sheng4 yu2 zhi4 liao2 = prevention is better than treatment
detail  gang2 gang2 jyu1 waai4  geng3 geng3 yu2 huai2 = take sth.personal and harbour resentment in one's heart; be disgruntled; take sth. to the heart
detail  gan2 ci3 jyu1  jin3 ci4 yu2 = second to; next-best
detail  bat1 aa3 jyu1  bu4 ya3 [TW] / ya4 [PRC] yu2 = as good as; scond to none; not inferior to
detail  kung4 jyu1 jing3 fu6  qiong2 yu2 ying4 fu4 = be unable to cope with; to have exhausted every means of coping with sth.
detail  jyun4 jyu1  yuan2 yu2 = originate from; stem from
detail  gaa1 hoi6 jyu1  jia1 hai4 yu2 = to harm; do harm to
detail  mou4 dung6 jyu1 zung1  wu2 dong4 yu2 zhong1 = aloof, indifferent, unconcerned
detail  lau4 jyu1  liu2 yu2 = to change (for the worse)
detail  si6 sat6 sing3 jyu1 hung4 bin6  shi4 shi2 sheng4 yu2 xiong2 bian4 = truth speaks louder than words
detail  bat1 loeng4 jyu1 hang4  bu4 liang2 yu2 xing2 = have difficulty in walking
detail  jyu1 dou1  yu2 du1 = Yudu (place in Jiangxi)
detail  jyu1 tin4  yu2 tian2 = Yutian (place in Xinjiang)
detail  cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4  qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 = the student surpasses the teacher
detail  tung4 gwai1 jyu1 zeon6  tong2 gui1 yu2 jin4 = to die together with your opponent
detail  gei2 so2 bat1 juk6, mat6 si1 jyu1 jan4  ji3 suo3 bu4*2 yu4, wu4 shi1 yu2 ren2 = do unto others as you would have them do unto you
detail  sei2 jyu1 fei1 ming6  si3 yu2 fei1 ming4 = die of an unnatural death; die under violent circumstances
detail  sang1 jyu1 si1, zoeng2 jyu1 si1  sheng1 yu2 si1, zhang3 yu2 si1 = born and raised here; locally born and raised
detail  yi1 yu1 wu4 dai2  yi1 yu2 hu2 di3 = how far will this go; where will this all end; when will this come to an end
detail  cin1 nou6 jyu1  qian1 nu4 yu2 = direct anger towards...
detail  oi1 mok6 daai6 jyu1 sam1 sei2  ai1 mo4 da4 yu2 xin1 si3 = there is nothing more sorrowful than despair
detail  wun6 lung6 jyu1 gu2 zoeng2 zi1 soeng6   = play someone like a fiddle

Showing all 13 examples containing 於
detail 四十等於
Forty divided by eight equals five.
[Lit. forty divide eight equals five. This is okay both for written and spoken Cantonese.]
detail 對不起由於下雨所以遲到
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.
detail 點解等於」?
why does one plus one equal '王'?
[This is a well known riddle, the character 王 being composed of two 一 characters at the top and bottom with a + in the middle!]
detail 喺度釣魚但係終於垃圾
He's fishing... but, he wound up catching some rubbish!
[Lit. He currently fishing... but, he finally catch-arrive rubbish!]
detail 佢哋終於喺返埋一齊
In the end they got back together again.
[終於 here implies that the event of them getting back together happened a while ago (maybe a year or two) and that you've only just found out.]
detail 可惜那天限於時間我們沒有這個問題深入交談
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth.
detail 對於這種地位來說, 這樣行為莊重
Such conduct is undignified for a person of his position.
detail 就算亦都於事無補
Even by doing so, you would not help the situation.
detail 與其補救已然不如
Prevention is better than cure.
detail 小小苦楚等於激勵
Tiny misery will only be a motivation.
detail audio 今朝關於你嘅裡面見到一齊器械
This morning I had a dream, it was about you. In the dream I saw us playing the equipment together
detail 綁匪法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬他們聰明
The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late.
detail 人生困擾莫過於喪失人生目標
The biggest perplexity in life is losing the goal of life.

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