粵

鑒gaam3於jyu1

simp鉴于
gaam3 jyu1jiàn yú

English

  1. in view of
  2. in the light of; in view of; seeing that
  3. seeing that
  4. considering
  5. whereas

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 標示一啲令事件發生嘅直接或者間接因素,係正式嘅講法

Examples

  • 鑑於情況樂觀,財政司司長已經調高全年經濟增長預測。

    In light of the favourable conditions, the Financial Secretary has revised upward his forecast of Hong Kong's economic growth.

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

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