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因 (jan1) — in accordance with; according to; on the basis of; in the light of in Cantonese

janˉ¹因
Mandarin Pinyin: yin1

Meaning of 因

nounin accordance with; according to; on the basis of; in the light of
nounfollow (a practice, convention, etc.)
nouncause; reason
nounfor because (of)

Example Sentences with 因

今日冇堂上，因為琴日上咗堂。
There is no class today, because we had one yesterday.
janˉ¹因zyuˍ₆住beiˊ²畀munˎ₄門gipˍ₆挾canˉ¹嚫zek˗₃隻sauˊ²手
Beware of the door which might squash your hand.
地板好跣腳，因住躀低
The floor is slippery. Be careful not to slip and fall.
zek˗₃隻buiˉ¹杯fong˗₃放dou˗₃到gam˗₃咁man3,𠍁，janˉ¹因zyuˍ₆住dapˍ₆𢱕lokˍ₆落lai4.嚟。
The cup is placed so close to the edge, be careful or it might just fall off.
經濟衰退嘅成因係消費、投資及資產價格之間唔平衡。
Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn.
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Words Containing 因

為因wai6 jan1
because
死因裁判官sei2 jan1 coi4 pun3 gun1
a coroner
因人而異jan1 jan4 ji4 ji6
vary from person to person; individualized
因素jan1 sou3
element; factor
可卡因ho2 kaa1 jan1
cocaine
高加因gou1 gaa1 jan1
cocaine (also 可卡因)
咖啡因gaa3 fe1 jan1
caffeine
因為jan1 wai6
because
死因sei2 jan1
cause of death
因特網jan1 dak6 mong5
the Internet | Syn.: 互聯網; 網際網路
原因是jyun4 jan1 si6
the reason is...
基因學家gei1 jan1 hok6 gaa1
geneticist

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