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有理由

jau5 lei5 jau4

to justify or to be justified to have the reason/grounds for

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

有理由

This word was added by bybell on 31st Dec 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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有 jau5 jau6 you3 {you4} - have
理 lei5 leoi5 li3 - reason; logic; cause; truth;
由 jau4 you2 yao1 - cause, reason; from

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