因住

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Chinese

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cause; reason; because
to live; to dwell; to reside
to live; to dwell; to reside; to stop
 
simp. and trad.
(因住)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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因住

  1. (Cantonese) to take care; to look out; to beware of
    今日因住攝親 [Cantonese, trad.]
    今日因住摄亲 [Cantonese, simp.]
    gam1 jat6 gam3 dung3, nei5 m4 zoek3 faan1 gin6 lau1, jan1 zyu6 sip3 can1. [Jyutping]
    It's so cold today, if you don't put on a jacket, you might catch a cold (lit. beware of catching a cold).
  2. (Cantonese) to estimate accordingly
    因住使 [Cantonese, trad.]
    因住使 [Cantonese, simp.]
    jan1 zyu6 di1 cin4 lai4 sai2 [Jyutping]
    to use the money accordingly