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Found 81 word entries for "由" Link to this search: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/search/?searchtype=1&text=%E7%94%B1
	Word	jyutping	pinyin	Meaning
	由於	jau4 jyu1	you2 yu2	because of; due to
	由此	jau4 ci2	you2 ci3	therefore; hence
	由頭嚟過	jau4 tau4 lei4 gwo3	you2 tou2 li2 guo4	粵   start all over again
	理由	lei5 jau4	li3 you2	reason
	自由	zi6 jau4	zi4 you2	free, unrestrained, freedom; liberty
	自由派	zi6 jau4 paai3	zi4 you2 pai4	liberal
	學術自由	hok6 seot6 zi6 jau4		academic freedom
	冇理由	mou5 lei5 jau4		粵   illogical; it cannot be
	唔由得	m4 jau4 dak1		粵   cannot help if
	由此可見	jau4 ci2 ho2 gin3	you2 ci3 ke3 jian4	from this it can be seen that
	自由市場	zi6 jau4 si5 coeng4	zi4 you2 shi4 chang3	free market
	自由民	zi6 jau4 man4		freedman, yeomanry (phonetic loanword)
	自由化	zi6 jau4 faa3	zi4 you2 hua4	liberation, freeing (from something)
	言論自由	jin4 leon6 zi6 jau4	yan2 lun4 zi4 you2	(constitutional) freedom of speech
	因由	jan1 jau4	yin1 you2	cause; origin; reason
	由頭	jau4 tau4		pretext
	聽天由命	ting3 tin1 jau4 ming6		submit to the will of Heaven; trust to luck
	來由	loi4 jau4		cause; reason
	無理由	mou4*5 lei5 jau4		without reason
	自由球	zi6 jau4 kau4		free kick
	有理由	jau5 lei5 jau4		to justify or to be justified to have the reason/grounds for
	由得	jau4*2 dak1		to let alone
	理由係因為	lei5 jau4 hai6 jan1 wai6		粵   the reason is...
	由得佢啦	jau4 dak1 keoi5 laa1		粵   to leave well alone; let him alone
	要由	jiu3 jau4		must...by
	不由自主	bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2	bu4 you2 zi4 zhu3	國   can't help; involuntarily
	必由之路	bit1 jau4 zi1 lou6	bi4 you2 zhi1 lu4	the road one must follow or take; the only way
	案由	on3 jau4	an4 you2	main points of a case; brief; summary
	自由貿易	zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6	zi4 you2 mao4 yi4	free trade
	自由行	zi6 jau4 hang4		free walker, a non-group traveler
	自由職業	zi6 jau4 zik1 jip6	zi4 you2 zhi2 ye4	self-employed; profession
	自由自在	zi6 jau4 zi6 zoi6	zi4 you2 zi4 zai4	carefree; free and easy; leisurely
	摘由	zaak6 jau4	zhai1 you2	high points (of a document); resume
	自由兌換	zi6 jau4 deoi3 wun6	zi4 you2 dui4 huan4	[finance] convertibility
	自由放任	zi6 jau4 fong3 jam6	zi4 you2 fang4 ren4	allowing unrestrained freedom; laissez-faire
	自由王國	zi6 jau4 wong4 gwok3	zi4 you2 wang2 guo2	[philosophy] realm of freedom
	新聞自由	san1 man4 zi6 jau4	xin1 wen2 zi4 you2	freedom of the press
	自由體操	zi6 jau4 tai2 cou1	zi4 you2 ti3 cao1	floor (gymnastics)
	自由搏擊	zi6 jau4 bok3 gik1	zi4 you2 bo2 ji2 (Taiwan), bo2 ji1 (PRC)	free (style) fighting; karate sparring
	由細到大	jau4 sai3 dou3 daai6		粵   since childhood; ascending order
	自由泳	zi6 jau4 wing6	zi4 you2 yong3	the crawl; crawl stroke; overarm stroke
	信不信由你	seon3 bat1 seon3 jau4 nei5		國   believe it or not
	信唔信由你	seon3 m4 seon3 jau4 nei5		粵   believe it or not
	任由	jam6 jau4	ren4 you2	allow sb. free reign; jumping over, ignoring
	身不由己	san1 bat1 jau4 gei2	shen1 bu4 you2 ji3	involuntarily, in spite of oneself
	自由貿易區	zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6 keoi1	zi4 you2 mao4 yi4 qu1	free trade zone, free trade area
	由衷	jau4 cung1	you2 zhong1	heartfelt, sincere, unfeigned
	由下到上	jau4 haa6 dou3 soeng6		bottom-up
	根由	gan1 jau4	gen1 you2	cause, origin
	咎由自取	gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2	jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3	have only onself to blame
	豐儉由人	fung1 gim6 jau4 jan4	feng1 jian3 you2 ren2	lavish or frugal to suit
	由來	jau4 lai4	you2 lai2	origin
	由朝到晚	jau4 ziu1 dou3 maan5		粵   from morning till night
	由朝...到黑	jau4 ziu1 ... dou3 hak1		粵   (to do sth) from morning till night
	由始至終	jau4 ci2 zi3 zung1		from start to end; all along
	路由器	lou6 jau4 hei3	lu4 you2 qi4	network router
	由頭到尾	jau4 tau4 dou3 mei5		粵   from first to last
	自由式	zi6 jau4 sik1		freestyle
	人在江湖，身不由己	jan4 zoi6 gong1 wu4, san1 bat1 yau4 gei2	ren2 zai4 jiang1 hu2, shen1 bu4 you2 ji3	to have little control over one's fate due to social constraints
	緣由	jyun4 yau4	yuan2 you2	a cause; a reason
	言不由衷	jin4 bat1 jau4 zung1	yan2 bu4 you2 zhong1	not say what is really on one's mind
	由低做起	jau4 dai1 zou6 hei2	you2 di1 zuo4 qi3	粵   start from a low position
	自由黨	zi6 jau4 dong2		the liberal party
	自由主義	zi6 jau4 zyu2 ji6		liberalism
	不由得	bat1 jau4 dak1	bu4 you2 de5	國   can't help; cannot but
	自由競爭	zi6 jau4 ging6 zang1	zi4 you2 jing4 zheng1	free market, free competition
	自由基	zi6 jau4 gei1	zi4 you2 ji1	[chem.] a free radical
	自由組合規律	zi6 jau4 zou2 hap6 kwai1 leot6	zi4 you2 zu3 he2 gui1 lv4	[bio.] law of independent assortment
	貿易自由化	mau6 jik6 zi6 jau4 faa3	mao4 yi4 zi4 you2 hua4	trade liberalization
	資產階級自由化	zi1 caan2 gaai1 kap1 zi6 jau4 faa3	zi1 chan3 jie1 ji2 zi4 you2 hua4	bourgeois liberalization
	自由亞洲電台	zi6 jau4 aa3 zau1 din6 toi4	zi4 you2 ya4 zhou1 dian4 tai2	Radio Free Asia
	由此得名	jau4 ci2 dak1 ming4		eponymous, giving one's name to a tribe, place, etc.
	四大自由	sei3 daai6 zi6 jau4	si4 da4 zi4 you2	the four great rights (as written into the PRC constitution)
	自由,平等,博愛	zi6 jau4 ping4 dang2 bok3 oi3	zi4 you2 ping2 deng3 bo2 ai4	Liberty, equality, fraternity/brotherhood
	自由變異	zi6 jau4 bin3 ji6	zi4 you2 bian4 yi4	free variation
	經濟自由指數	ging1 zai3 zi6 jau4 zi2 sou3		the Annual Index of Economic Freedom
	自由軟件基金會	zi6 jau4 jyun5 gin6*2 gei1 gam1 wui6*2	zi4 you2 ruan3 jian4 ji1 jin1 hui4	Free Software Foundation (FSF)
	北美自由貿易協議	bak1 mei5 zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6 hip3 ji5	bei3 mei3 zi4 you2 mao4 yi4 xie2 yi4	North American Free Trade Agreement
	北美自由貿易協定	bak1 mei5 zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6 hip3 ding6	bei3 mei3 zi4 you2 mao4 yi4 xie2 ding4	North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
	歐洲自由貿易聯盟	au1 zau1 zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6 lyun4 mang4	ou1 zhou1 zi4 you2 mao4 yi4 lian2 meng2	European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
	率由舊章	seot1 jau4 gau6 zoeng1	shuai4 you2 jiu4 zhang1	follow established rules; conform to conventions

Found 5 Chinese Examples for "由"
	佢啱啱由倫敦過嚟	粵 He's just come from London.
	對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。	國 I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.
	佢今日嘅情况係佢咎由自取	粵 He has only himself to blame for the plight he is in now.
	搭地鐵由西灣河到銅鑼灣只需大概二十分鐘嘅車程。	粵 It takes only around twenty minutes from Sai Wan Hoi to Causeway Bay by MTR (the Metro).
	間酒店冇理由咁平格，話唔定啲房有鬼。	粵 There is no reason why the rates for this hotel is so low. Maybe there are ghosts in the rooms.