理由 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. reason
  2. grounds
  3. justification
  4. CL:個|个[ge4]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一件​事​嘅​道理​、​緣起​或者​依據​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    reason; grounds; basis for an argument
    • 你有乜理由要我道歉啊？我冇做錯。
      你有乜理由要我道歉啊？我冇做错。
      nei5 jau5 mat1 lei5 jau4 jiu3 ngo5 dou6 hip3 aa3? ngo5 mou5 zou6 co3.
      What grounds do you have for me needing to say sorry? I haven't done anything wrong.
    • 佢無理由會無端端發嬲。
      佢无理由会无端端发嬲。
      keoi5 mou5 lei5 jau4 wui5 mou4 dyun1 dyun1 faat3 nau1.
      She won't angry without reason.
    • 我有理由相信件事係佢做嘅。
      我有理由相信件事系佢做嘅。
      ngo5 jau5 lei5 jau4 soeng1 seon3 gin6 si6 hai6 keoi5 zou6 ge3.
      I reasonably believe that he does it.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    reason; grounds; justification
    (syn.) 所以然, 緣故, 因致端, 成因, 來由, 根由, 因由, 张本, 肇因, 言因, 起因, 緣起, 基因, 張本, 道理, 原因, 缘起, 来由, 缘故, 緣由, 关系, 缘由, 因端, 關係
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #442
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他简单地阐述了他的理由。
    他簡單地闡述了他的理由。
    tā jiǎn dān dì chǎn shù le tā de lǐ yóu 。
    • He gave his reasons in brief.
  2. Mandarin
    睡过头不是迟到的理由。
    睡過頭不是遲到的理由。
    shuì guò tóu bú shi chí dào de lǐ yóu 。
    • Over-sleeping is no excuse for being late.
  3. Mandarin
    我没发现任何我该道歉的理由。
    我沒發現任何我該道歉的理由。
    wǒ méi fā xiàn rèn hé wǒ gāi dào qiàn de lǐ yóu 。
    • I don't see any reason why I have to apologize.
  4. Mandarin
    真的很对不起，因为一些私人的理由，我想请你把见面日期改为三月六日。
    真的很對不起，因為一些私人的理由，我想請你把見面日期改為三月六日。
    zhēn de hěn duì bu qǐ ， yīn wèi yī xiē sī rén de lǐ yóu ， wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ bǎ jiàn miàn rì qī gǎi wéi sān yuè liù rì 。
    • I am very sorry that I have to ask you to change the meeting date to March 6 due to personal reasons.
  5. Mandarin
    我没有任何理由不做。
    我沒有任何理由不做。
    wǒ méi yǒu rèn hé lǐ yóu bù zuò 。
    • There is no reason why I shouldn't do it.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢啱啱先食完晏，无理由会肚饿。
    佢啱啱先食完晏，無理由會肚餓。
    keoi5 ngaam1 ngaam1 sin1 sik6 jyun4 ngaan3 ， mou4 lei5 jau4 wui5 tou5 ngo6 。
    • He cannot be hungry; he has just had lunch.
    • He can't be hungry. He's just had lunch.
    • He just had food; he cannot be hungry.
  2. Cantonese
    你啱啱先食完晚餐，无理由咁快就肚饿𠮶㖞。
    你啱啱先食完晚餐，無理由咁快就肚餓嗰喎。
    nei5 ngaam1 ngaam1 sin1 sik6 jyun4 maan5 caan1 ， mou4 lei5 jau4 gam3 faai3 zau6 tou5 ngo6 go2 wo5 。
    • You can't be hungry. You've just had dinner.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    只游戏咁好玩，作为机迷冇理由唔跟机玩埋一份啩？
    隻遊戲咁好玩，作為機迷冇理由唔跟機玩埋一份啩？
    zek3 jau4 hei3 gam3 hou2 waan4, zok3 wai4 gei1 mai4 mou5 lei5 jau4 m4 gan1 gei1 waan2 maai4 jat1 fan6 gwaa3?
    • This game is so fun; as a gamer, there is no reason not to join this game, right?
  2. Cantonese
    咪就系！我有乜理由会错先？
    咪就係！我有乜理由會錯先？
    • Isn't it! How could I be wrong?
  3. Cantonese
    无可否认，我系迟到，但系我有理由㗎！你唔好嬲我啦！
    無可否認，我係遲到，但係我有理由㗎！你唔好嬲我啦！
    mou4 ho2 fau2 jing6, ngo5 hai6 ci4 dou3, daan6 hai6 ngo5 jau5 lei5 jau4 gaa3! nei5 m4 hou2 nau1 ngo5 laa1!
    • It's undeniable that I'm late, but I have my reasons! You don't need to get angry with me!
  4. Cantonese
    小明话唔去今年嘅圣诞舞会有三个理由：一则佢唔想洗钱，二则佢冇时间，三则佢已经有女朋友。
    小明話唔去今年嘅聖誕舞會有三個理由：一則佢唔想洗錢，二則佢冇時間，三則佢已經有女朋友。
    siu2 ming4 waa6 m4 heoi3 gam1 nin2 ge3 sing3 daan3 mou5 wui2 jau5 saam1 go3 lei5 jau4: jat1 zak1 keoi5 m4 soeng2 sai2 cin2, ji6 zak1 keoi5 mou5 si4 gaan3, saam1 zak1 keoi5 ji5 ging1 jau5 neoi5 pang4 jau5.
    • Ming said he would not go to this year's Christmas party for 3 reasons. Firstly, he didn't want to spend money; secondly, he didn't have much time; thirdly, he had had a girlfriend.
  5. Cantonese
    你有乜理由要我道歉啊？我冇做错。
    你有乜理由要我道歉啊？我冇做錯。
    nei5 jau5 mat1 lei5 jau4 jiu3 ngo5 dou6 hip3 aa3? ngo5 mou5 zou6 co3.
    • What grounds do you have for me needing to say sorry? I haven't done anything wrong.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    你冇女朋友？梗系唔信啦！冇理由㗎。你…几好呀！
    你冇女朋友？梗系唔信啦！冇理由㗎。你…几好呀！
    nei5 mou5 neoi5 pang4 jau5? gang2 hai6 m4 seon3 laa1! mou5 lei5 jau4 gaa3. nei5... gei2 hou2 aa3!
    • You don't have a girlfriend? Of course I don't believe you! Impossible. You're… not bad!
  2. Mandarin
    我没有理由要说谎。
    我沒有理由要説謊。
    wǒ méi yǒu lǐ yóu yào shuō huǎng ．
    • I have no reason to lie.
  3. Mandarin
    以前土豪劣绅的残忍，土豪劣绅造成的农村白色恐怖是这样，现在农民起来枪毙几个土豪劣绅，造成一点小小的镇压反革命派的恐怖现象，有什么理由说不应该？
    以前土豪劣紳的殘忍，土豪劣紳造成的農村白色恐怖是這樣，現在農民起來槍斃幾個土豪劣紳，造成一點小小的鎮壓反革命派的恐怖現象，有什麼理由説不應該？
    yǐ qián tǔ háo liè shēn de cán rěn ， tǔ háo liè shēn zào chéng de nóng cūn bái sè kǒng bù shì zhè yàng ， xiàn zài nóng mín qǐ lái qiāng bì jǐ ge tǔ háo liè shēn ， zào chéng yī diǎn xiǎo xiǎo de zhèn yā fǎn gé mìng pài de kǒng bù xiàn xiàng ， yǒu shén me lǐ yóu shuō bù yīng gāi ？
    • Such was the cruelty of the local tyrants and evil gentry in former days, such was the White terror they created in the countryside, and now that the peasants have risen and shot a few and created just a little terror in suppressing the counter-revolutionaries, is there any reason for saying they should not do so?
  4. Mandarin
    上诉人谋智火狐公司的上诉请求为撤销一审判决并依法改判或发回重审。事实与理由：[…[[#Chinese|]]]2、一审法院无视被上诉人提供没有关闭按键的视频片头广告行为的违法事实，纵容了侵犯消费者权益的违法行为。
    上訴人謀智火狐公司的上訴請求為撤銷一審判決並依法改判或發回重審。事實與理由：[…[[#Chinese|]]]2、一審法院無視被上訴人提供沒有關閉按鍵的視頻片頭廣告行為的違法事實，縱容了侵犯消費者權益的違法行為。
    shàng sù rén móu zhì huǒ hú gōng sī de shàng sù qǐng qiú wéi chè xiāo yī shěn pàn jué bìng yī fǎ gǎi pàn huò fā huí chóng shěn ． shì shí yǔ lǐ yóu ： … ２ ， yī shěn fǎ yuàn wú shì bèi shàng sù rén tí gōng méi yǒu guān bì àn jiàn de shì pín piàn tóu guǎng gào xíng wéi de wéi fǎ shì shí ， zòng róng le qīn fàn xiāo fèi zhě quán yì de wéi fǎ xíng wèi ．
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  5. Mandarin
    有些恶意的宣传家……用以证明什么革命都包举在三民主义里面了，共产主义就失了存在的理由。
    有些惡意的宣傳家……用以證明什麼革命都包舉在三民主義裏面了，共產主義就失了存在的理由。
    yǒu xiē è yì de xuān chuán jiā ． ． ． ． ． ． yòng yǐ zhèng míng shén me gé mìng dōu bāo jǔ zài sān mín zhǔ yì lǐ miàn le ， gòng chǎn zhǔ yì jiù shī le cún zài de lǐ yóu ．
    • Certain malicious propagandists […] in order to prove that all kinds of revolutions are covered in the Three People's Principles and that communism therefore loses its raison d'être.