粵

因jan1住zyu6

jan1 zyu6yīn zhù

English

  1. (verb) watch out; look out; be careful; be cautious; beware of
  2. beware of; be careful of
  3. to play safe; to be afraid, to worry, to accommodate
  4. to estimate, to guess, to make by referencing a standard or sample

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 提醒人要小心,類似顧住、睇住
  2. 形容小心翼翼,甚至過份怕事、驚青、就住
  3. 按一個標準或樣版去估算、預計、製作,同跟住

Examples

  • 因住撞頭。

    Mind your head.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢度要因住俾人撻嘢。

    Beware of pickpockets here.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 食咁多嘢,因住肚痛呀。

    If you eat that much, you'll get a stomachache.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 打因住波

    to play safe in the football match

  • 你因住,我實會報仇嘅!

    Just you wait, I will have my vengeance!

  • 你一面行一面跳,因住跌親呀。

    Beware of tripping while you skip around.

  • 有個表因住,條數就易計好多。

    With this chart as a reference, the calculation becomes much easier.

  • 唔該幫我因住呢個紙樣去裁塊布。

    Please help me to chop the cloth following this paper model.

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

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