理由 (lei5 jau4) — reason in Cantonese
leiˏ₅理jauˎ₄由Mandarin Pinyin: li3 you2
Meaning of 理由
nounreason
Example Sentences with 理由
gaanˉ¹間zauˊ²酒dim˗₃店mouˏ₅冇leiˏ₅理jauˎ₄由gam˗₃咁pengˎ₄平gaak˗₃格，，waa6話mˎ₄唔dingˍ₆定diˉ¹啲fongˊ²房jauˏ₅有gwaiˊ²鬼。
There is no reason why the rates for this hotel is so low. Maybe there are ghosts in the rooms.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係mouˏ₅冇leiˏ₅理jauˎ₄由jiu˗₃要ngoˏ₅我bui˗₃揹hakˉ¹黑gwo1.鍋。
It's really unreasonable to make me take the blame.
mouˏ₅冇leiˏ₅理jauˎ₄由cyun˗₃寸dakˉ¹得heiˊ²起
There's no reason to be so arrogant.
mouˏ₅冇leiˏ₅理jauˎ₄由syu1,輸，tinˉ¹天wu4!糊！
No reason to lose, lucky!
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個leiˏ₅理jauˎ₄由houˊ²好bitˍ₆蹩gok˗₃腳
This excuse is very lame.
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