「之所以」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: zi1 so2 ji5
Individual
Character Meaning:
之 of; "it"
所 that((grammatical word)); place; site
以 based on; take...as...; with; by means of; to take ... (as); to use; to regard ... as; according to; with reference to
Part of Speech: pronoun
Explanation:
the reason why, followed by a consequence, and then the verb 係 hai6 and the reason
(Cant.) 佢keoi5之zi1所so2以ji5唔m4鍾zung1意ji3你nei5,係hai6因jan1為wai6你nei5食sik6煙jin1。
(Eng.) She doesn't like you because you smoke.
(Cant.) 我ngo5之zi1所so2以ji5唔m4嚟lai4,係hai6因jan1為wai6佢keoi5喺hai2度dou6。
(Eng.) The reason that I didn't come was because he was there.
See also: 一方面 一言以蔽之 事實上 大體而言 曾幾何時 歸根究底 毫無疑問 無可否認 無論如何 眾所周知 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
Copyrights:© 2022 Hong Kong Lexicography Limited - License
電郵地址
上面呢個欄位係用嚟隔走啲bot嘅。如果你唔係bot,請唔好填寫任何嘢。