粵

引jan5致zi3

jan5 zi3yǐn zhì

English

  1. verb; to cause or lead to
  2. to cause; to lead to (usually something negative)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 令(通常係唔好嘅)事情發生

Examples

  • 引致嚴重傷亡

    to cause severe casualties

  • 過重容易引致糖尿病。

    Being overweight can easily lead to diabetes.

  • 嚴格啲講,呢種想像法啱唔嗮,不過呢種做法會引致嘅誤差微細到用肉眼根本睇唔到。詳情可以睇吓相對論方面嘅內容。

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

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