由 (jau4) — a Chinese family name in Cantonese
jauˎ₄由Mandarin Pinyin: you2
Meaning of 由
nouna Chinese family name
nounfrom
nounup to
nounby; through
nouncause; reason; source; derivation
Example Sentences with 由
對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.
佢今日嘅情况係佢咎由自取
He has only himself to blame for the plight he is in now.
daap˗₃搭deiˍ₆地tit˗₃鐵jauˎ₄由saiˉ¹西waanˉ¹灣hoˊ²河dou˗₃到tungˎ₄銅loˎ₄鑼waanˎ₄灣ziˊ²只seoiˉ¹需daaiˍ₆大koi˗₃概jiˍ₆二sapˍ₆十fanˉ¹分zungˉ¹鐘ge˗₃嘅ceˉ¹車cingˎ₄程。
It takes only around twenty minutes from Sai Wan Hoi to Causeway Bay by MTR (the Metro).
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.
佢啱啱由倫敦過嚟
He's just come from London.
Words Containing 由
由頭嚟過jau4 tau4 lei4 gwo3
start all over again
自由體操zi6 jau4 tai2 cou1
floor (gymnastics)
自由式zi6 jau4 sik1
freestyle; free stroke
自由兌換zi6 jau4 deoi3 wun6
convertibility
自由市場zi6 jau4 si5 coeng4
free market
由朝到晚jau4 ziu1 dou3 maan5
from morning till night [華]: 從早到晚
由頭到尾jau4 tau4 dou3 mei5
from first to last; from beginning to end; from start to finish; from top to bottom; from A to Z; from end to end; from cover to cover
自由貿易zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6
free trade
來由loi4 jau4
cause; reason
由此可見jau4 ci2 ho2 gin3
from this it can be seen that
無理由mou5 lei5 jau4
without reason
必由之路bit1 jau4 zi1 lou6
the road one must follow or take; the only way
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