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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 18651 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
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Showing 10 of 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.
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