粵

引jan5起hei2

jan5 hei2yǐn qǐ

English

  1. to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
  2. to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 令事情發生

Examples

  • 引起不安

    to cause distress

  • 引起公憤

    to arouse public indignation

  • 引起好多問題

    to lead to a lot of issues

  • 海底發生地震,引起海嘯。

    An undersea earthquake leads to a tsunami.

  • 唔好做啲嘢嚟不必要咁引起人哋注意。

    Do nothing that will bring undue attention to yourself.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 海鷗會引起麻煩行為,例如大叫、糞便、撕爛垃圾袋同埋攻擊食物。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 引起國際喺度關注緊香港局勢,亦有可能增加埋對民主運動同人權倡議嘅支持。

    Tatoeba · Davidgo5867 CC BY

  • 熱情嘅毛茸茸粉絲都擔心流行媒體點樣描繪毛茸茸嘅谷, 佢聲稱引起咗好多誤會。

    Tatoeba CC BY

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

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