引 (jan5) — quote in Cantonese
janˏ₅引
Mandarin Pinyin: yin3
Meaning of 引
nounquote
nounguide
nouna unit of length
nounpull; attract
nouncause; make
nounretire
nounintroduce
nounto seduce or tempt
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Example Sentences with 引
佳叔引咎辭職
Uncle Gaai took the blame for the mistake and resigned from work.
大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.
keoiˏ₅佢jatˉ¹一geoi˗₃句waa6,話﹐janˏ₅引dou˗₃到sengˎ₄成ukˉ¹屋janˎ₄人douˉ¹都siu˗₃笑heiˊ²起laiˎ₄嚟。
His remark set everyone in the house roaring with laughter.
gaaˉ¹加go˗₃個janˊ²引houˍ₆號
Add quotation marks.
taiˊ²睇janˊ²引houˍ₆號
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Words Containing 引
引水jan5 seoi2
pilot a ship into a harbour; draw or channel water
吸引力kap1 jan5 lik6
attraction; the power of attraction
引入線jan5 jap6 sin3
drop cable
引領jan5 ling5
await eagerly; crank one's neck (to)
吸引遊客的地方kap1 jan5 jau4 haak3 dik1 dei6 fong1
attraction
引證jan5 zing3
to cite; to quote; to cite as evidence
引人入勝jan5 jan4 jap6 sing3
attractive; eye-catching
搜尋引擎sau2 cam4 jan5 king4
an internet search engine
雙引號soeng1 jan5 hou6
double quotation mark; double quote; can be used to refer to “” or 『』
引導jan5 dou6
introduction
引擎jan5 king4
engine | (Imported into Standard Chinese by Shanghainese transliteration from the English)
引爆jan5 baau3
detonate; ignite
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