於 (jyu1 | yu2) : in; at; on; with; from; by; than; concerning

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於

jyu1

yu2

[1] [prep] in; at; on (a certain time/place) | [synonym] 在
[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 於, 于 is also a traditional character with different meanings from 於.
2. For discussion on Cantonese readings, please see [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 方 (#70)

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

於 / 于

This word has been viewed 18747 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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終於 zung1 jyu1 zhong1 yu2 = finally; in the end

等於 dang2 jyu1 deng3 yu2 = to be equal to; equals

由於 jau4 jyu1 you2 yu2 = because of; due to

位於 wai6 jyu1 wei4 yu2 = be at; be in; be situated (in, at)

對於 deoi3 jyu1 dui4 yu2 = with regards to; regarding; concerning

一日之計在於晨 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

一年之計在於春 jat1 nin4 zi1 gai3 zoi6 jyu1 ceon1 yi1 nian2 zhi1 ji4 zai4 yu2 chun1 = planning for the year will be done in spring

關於 gwaan1 jyu1 guan1 yu2 = concerning, regarding

屬於 suk6 jyu1 shu3 yu2 = to be part of; belong to; considered as

善於 sin6 jyu1 shan4 yu2 = be good at; be skilled at; be adept at

甚至於 sam6 zi3 jyu1 shen2 zhi4 yu2 = even to the extent

不至於 bat1 zi3 jyu1 bu4*2 zhi4 yu2 = will not go so far as

於是 jyu1 si6 yu2 shi4 = therefore

以至於 ji5 zi3 jyu1 = to

勇於 jung5 jyu1 = to have courage to

忠於 zung1 jyu1 zhong1 yu2 = to be loyal to

至於 zi3 jyu1 zhi4 yu2 = to go as far as to; as for; as to

在於 zoi6 jyu1 zai4 yu2 = depending on; determined by

限於 haan6 jyu1 xian4 yu2 = restricted at; restricted by

急於 gap1 jyu1 ji2 yu2 = eager

鑒於 gaam3 jyu1 jian4 yu2 = in view of; since; in the light of

處於 cyu2 jyu1 chu3 yu2 = to be in (a state or condition)

大於 daai6 jyu1 da4 yu2 = (mostly Maths.) greater than

低於 dai1 jyu1 = be lower than

出於 ceot1 jyu1 chu1 yu2 = [1] be due to, [2] stem from

基於 gei1 jyu1 ji1 yu2 = because of, in view of, due to, in view of the fact that

過於 gwo3 jyu1 guo4 yu2 = too much, excessively

高於 gou1 jyu1 = top

敢於 gam2 jyu1 gan3 yu2 = to dare to 國

傾向於 king1 hoeng3 jyu1 qing1 xiang4 yu2 = prone to

凌駕於 ling4 gaa3 jyu1 = outmatch

富於 fu3 jyu1 = to be rich in, to be full of

居於 geoi1 jyu1 = to reside in/at

鑑於 gaam3 jyu1 jian4 yu2 = in view of, in light of

一於 jat1 jyu1 = determined; stern; decided; firm 粵

於是乎 jyu1 si6 fu4 yu2 shi4 hu1 = from this, therefore 粵

寓於 jyu6 jyu1 yu4 yu2 = combine with; contain sth. in

便於 bin6 jyu1 bian4 yu2 = easy to; convenient for

炫耀於人 jyun6 jiu6 jyu1 jan4 = to show off one's talent before others

富於想像 fu3 jyu1 soeng2 zoeng6 fu4 yu2 xiang3 xiang4 = imaginative

困難在於 kwan3 naan4 zoi6 jyu1 kun4 nan2 zai4 yu2 = the problem is...

居住於 geoi1 zyu6 jyu1 ju1 zhu4 yu2 = inhabit

定於 ding6 jyu1 ding4 yu2 = set at; scheduled at

歸於 gwai1 jyu1 gui1 yu2 = ascribe to, ascription

垂直於 seoi4 zik6 jyu1 chui2 zhi2 yu2 = perpendicular to

早於 zou2 jyu1 = predate

言歸於好 jin4 gwai1 jyu1 hou2 yan2 gui1 yu2 hao3 = make it up with sb; become reconciled

最後訴諸於 zeoi3 hau6 sou3 zyu1 jyu1 = last resort (noun)

解釋等於掩飾 gaai2 sik1 dang2 jyu1 jim2 sik1 = one tries to find an excuse when explaining; talk bullshit

謠言止於智者 jiu4 jin4 zi2 jyu1 zi3 ze2 = rumours will stop at smart people

安於現狀 on1 jyu1 jin6 zong6 = keep the status quo; satisfied with the current situation

於事無補 jyu1 si6 mou4 bou2 yu2 shi4 wu2 bu3 = does not help the situation

樂於 lok6 jyu1 le4 yu2 = be happy to; take delight in

少少苦楚等於激勵 siu2 siu2 fu2 co2 dang2 jyu1 gik1 lai6 = a little bit of difficulty/hardship is just encouragement

無濟於事 mou4 zai3 jyu1 si6 = not helpful, to no avail, unhelpful

少於 siu2 jyu1 shao3 yu3 = less than

青出於藍勝於藍 cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4 sing3 jyu1 laam4 qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 sheng4 yu2 lan2 = the student/disciple becomes better than the teacher/master

無補於事 mou4 bou2 jyu1 si6 wu2 wu3 yu2 shi4 = useless; to no avail; futile

拙於言詞 zyut3 jyu1 jin4 ci4 zhuo1[PRC] zhuo2 [TW] yu2 yan2 ci2 = inarticulate; at lose for words; clumsy in expressing oneself;

工於心計 gung1 jyu1 sam1 gai3 gong1 yu2 xin1 ji4 = good at being calculative and manipulative; cunning

繩之於法 sing4 zi1 jyu1 faat3 sheng2 zhi1 yu2 fa3 = to bring sb. to justice

血濃於水 hyut3 nung4 jyu1 seoi2 xue4 (PRC) xie2 (TW) nong2 yu2 shui3 = blood is thicker than water

莫過於 mok6 gwo3 jyu1 mo4 guo4 yu2 = nothing is more... than

介於 gaai3 jyu1 jie4 yu2 = in between

倖免於難 hang6 min5 jyu1 naan6 xing4 mian3 yu2 nan4 = to escape a tragedy

預防勝於治療 jyu6 fong4 sing3 jyu1 zi6 liu4 yu4 fang2 sheng4 yu2 zhi4 liao2 = prevention is better than treatment

耿耿於懷 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

僅次於 gan2 ci3 jyu1 jin3 ci4 yu2 = second to; next-best

不亞於 bat1 aa3 jyu1 bu4 ya3 [TW] / ya4 [PRC] yu2 = as good as; scond to none; not inferior to

窮於應付 kung4 jyu1 jing3 fu6 qiong2 yu2 ying4 fu4 = be unable to cope with; to have exhausted every means of coping with sth.

源於 jyun4 jyu1 yuan2 yu2 = originate from; stem from

加害於 gaa1 hoi6 jyu1 jia1 hai4 yu2 = to harm; do harm to

無動於衷 mou4 dung6 jyu1 zung1 wu2 dong4 yu2 zhong1 = aloof, indifferent, unconcerned

流於 lau4 jyu1 liu2 yu2 = to change (for the worse)

事實勝於雄辯 si6 sat6 sing3 jyu1 hung4 bin6 shi4 shi2 sheng4 yu2 xiong2 bian4 = truth speaks louder than words

不良於行 bat1 loeng4 jyu1 hang4 bu4 liang2 yu2 xing2 = have difficulty in walking

於都 jyu1 dou1 yu2 du1 = Yudu (place in Jiangxi)

於田 jyu1 tin4 yu2 tian2 = Yutian (place in Xinjiang)

青出於藍 cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4 qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 = the student surpasses the teacher

同歸於盡 tung4 gwai1 jyu1 zeon6 tong2 gui1 yu2 jin4 = to die together with your opponent

己所不欲，勿施於人 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

死於非命 sei2 jyu1 fei1 ming6 si3 yu2 fei1 ming4 = die of an unnatural death; die under violent circumstances

生於斯，長於斯 sang1 jyu1 si1, zoeng2 jyu1 si1 sheng1 yu2 si1, zhang3 yu2 si1 = born and raised here; locally born and raised

伊於胡底 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

遷怒於 cin1 nou6 jyu1 qian1 nu4 yu2 = direct anger towards...

哀莫大於心死 oi1 mok6 daai6 jyu1 sam1 sei2 ai1 mo4 da4 yu2 xin1 si3 = there is nothing more sorrowful than despair

玩弄於股掌之上 wun6 lung6 jyu1 gu2 zoeng2 zi1 soeng6 = play someone like a fiddle

Showing 10 of 13 examples containing 於

四十除八等於五
Forty divided by eight equals five.
[Lit. forty divide eight equals five. This is okay both for written and spoken Cantonese.]

對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。國
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.

點解一加一等於「王」？粵
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!]

佢喺度釣魚…但係終於釣到垃圾粵
He's fishing... but, he wound up catching some rubbish!
[Lit. He currently fishing... but, he finally catch-arrive rubbish!]

佢哋終於喺返埋一齊粵
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.]

可惜那天限於時間，我們沒有就這個問題作深入的交談。國
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth.

對於他這種地位的人來說, 這樣的行為是不莊重的。國
Such conduct is undignified for a person of his position.

就算你噉做亦都於事無補粵
Even by doing so, you would not help the situation.

與其補救於已然，不如防患於未然。
Prevention is better than cure.

小小苦楚等於激勵。
Tiny misery will only be a motivation.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
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