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English

1. motive
2. motive; purpose; concern
3. purpose
4. (sth) being the motive or purpose

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 動機、目的或者顧慮

Examples

• 噉做都係為方便起見啫。

  Doing in this way is just for convenience.

• 衞生起見，保持社交距離。

  For the sake of hygiene, keep social distance.

• 為咗安全起見，公眾應該停止使用呢啲唔安全嘅產品。

  For safety's sake, the public should stop using these unsafe products.

• 雖然只係小事，但係慎重起見，最好問咗主任意見先。

  Although it is just a trivial matter, we had better seek the director's opinion first for caution's sake.

• 為協助公眾起見，我哋就各項建議所提出嘅具體問題徵求回應。

  To assist the public, we have asked for responses to specific questions raised by the proposals.

• 我建议，为了礼貌起见，我们尽可能少喝。

  I suggest that, out of politeness, we drink as little as possible.

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