粵

引jan5申san1

jan5 san1yǐn shēn

English

  1. to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc)
  2. derivation
  3. to extend (an idea, meaning, etc.)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺一件事物嘅基礎上,類推出新嘅事物

Examples

  • 陳教授將我嘅推論引申到更加高嘅層次。

    Professor Chan extended my deduction to a whole new level.

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

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