粵

成sing4因jan1

sing4 jan1chéng yīn

English

  1. cause
  2. cause; contributing factor
  3. factor
  4. cause of formation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 造成一件事嘅原因(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 意外成因

    cause of an accident

  • 我哋唔知道癌症嘅成因係咩。

    We don't know what causes cancer.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 今次收成因為有水浸,所以有好多空粒。

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 有關癌症成因的研究耗費頗巨。

    Research on the causes of cancer is very expensive.

    Tatoeba · tsayng CC BY

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

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