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Jyutping jau5 ji5
Pinyin yǒu yǐ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, archaic
    to have a basis for; to have a reason for
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这辆车没有以前跑得那么顺畅了。
    這輛車沒有以前跑得那麼順暢了。
    zhè liàng chē méi yǒu yǐ qián pǎo dé nà me shùn chàng le 。
    • This car is running less smoothly than it used to.
  2. Mandarin
    所有以前发生过的事,都将会再次发生。
    所有以前發生過的事,都將會再次發生。
    suǒ yǒu yǐ qián fā shēng guò de shì , dōu jiāng huì zài cì fā shēng 。
    • All that has happened before, and will happen again.
  3. Mandarin
    汤姆没有以前那么条理。
    湯姆沒有以前那麼條理。
    tāng mǔ méi yǒu yǐ qián nà me tiáo lǐ 。
    • Tom isn't as neat as he used to be.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    油麻地同筲箕湾都有以城隍为主神嘅庙。
    油麻地同筲箕灣都有以城隍為主神嘅廟。
    jau4 maa4 dei2 tung4 saau1 gei1 waan1 dou1 jau5 ji5 sing4 wong4 wai4 zyu2 san4 ge3 miu2.
    • There are Shing Wong temples in both Yau Ma Tei and Shau Kei Wan.
  2. Cantonese
    佢唱歌唱到五音不全噉,唯有以笑遮丑。
    佢唱歌唱到五音不全噉,唯有以笑遮醜。
    keoi5 coeng3 go1 coeng3 dou3 ng5 jam1 bat1 cyun4 gam2, wai4 jau5 ji5 siu3 ze1 cau2.
    • His singing is bad because he is tone deaf, so he can only smile to conceal his defect.
  3. Cantonese
    就住最近嘅情况,我有以下建议。
    就住最近嘅情況,我有以下建議。
    zau6 zyu6 zeoi3 gan6 ge3 cing4 fong3, ngo5 jau5 ji5 haa6 gin3 ji5.
    • According to the latest situation, I have the following suggestion.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    迈克尔·杰克逊没有以前那么红了。
    邁克爾·傑克遜沒有以前那麼紅了。
    mài kè ěr jié kè xùn méi yǒu yǐ qián nà me hóng le .
    • Michael Jackson is not as popular as he used to be.
  2. Mandarin
    据此推之,当必有以弹为车之一日。及尔时,则诸惑星与地球上通信之法,甚易处置了。
    據此推之,當必有以彈為車之一日。及爾時,則諸惑星與地球上通信之法,甚易處置了。
    jù cǐ tuī zhī , dāng bì yǒu yǐ dàn wéi chē zhī yī rì . jí ěr shí , zé zhū huò xīng yǔ dì qiú shàng tōng xìn zhī fǎ , shèn yì chǔ zhì le .
    • Well, the projectile is the vehicle of the future, and the planets themselves are nothing else! [English by Lewis Page Mercier and Eleanor E. King]
      If you extrapolate based on this, there must be a day when the projectile is a vehicle. At that time, transportation between the planets and earth will be very easy to deal with. [literal English translation]
  3. Mandarin
    任何成员有以下行为,即犯违纪行为——……无适当权限或合理辩解……而于当值或会操时迟到;
    任何成員有以下行為,即犯違紀行為——……無適當權限或合理辯解……而於當值或會操時遲到;
    rèn hé chéng yuán yǒu yǐ xià xíng wèi , jí fàn wéi jì xíng wèi — . . . . . . wú shì dāng quán xiàn huò hé lǐ biàn jiě . . . . . . ér yú dāng zhí huò huì cāo shí chí dào ;
    • Any member commits an offence against discipline who— […] without proper authority or reasonable excuse […] arrives late for any duty or parade;