粵

起hei2因jan1

hei2 jan1qǐ yīn

English

  1. cause
  2. a factor (leading to an effect)
  3. cause; origin

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 某件事發生嘅原因(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 这场火灾的起因是一个微波炉。

    The cause of this fire was a microwave oven.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 而家仲未知道疫潮嘅起因。

    We still don't know cause of the pandemic now.

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

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