粵

出ceot1於jyu1

simp出于
ceot1 jyu1chū yú

English

  1. due to
  2. due to; because; out of; based on some motive or intention
  3. to stem from

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 由於;因為;基於某動機、原意

Examples

  • 佢都係出於誤會先對你發脾氣啫。

    She's only mad at you due to the misunderstandings.

  • 只可惜那些美妙的詞語並非出於我手。

    Unfortunately those beautiful words are not my own.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 湯姆幫瑪莉的忙,不是出於責任,而是出於自願。

    Tom helps Mary because he wants to, not because he has to.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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