(pos:語素)
<explanation>
yue:#原因
eng:reason; cause; factor
<eg>
yue:#因由 (jan1 jau4)
eng:cause; reason
<eg>
yue:#緣由 (jyun4 jau4)
eng:reason; cause
<eg>
yue:#由來 (jau4 loi4)
eng:cause
<eg>
yue:#理由 (lei5 jau4)
eng:reason
<eg>
yue:以⋯為由 (ji4 wai4 jau5)
eng:for the reason of

(pos:介詞)
<explanation>
yue:用嚟帶出行動、動作嘅施事者；通過；經
eng:by; through; used to indicate the agent that will carry out the action
<eg>
yue:所有嘢由佢負責。 (so2 jau5 je5 jau5 keoi5 fu6 zaak3.)
eng:Everything will be taken care of by him.
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<explanation>
yue:用嚟帶出時間、移動、動作嘅起點
eng:from; used to indicate a starting place, action, or point in time
<eg>
yue:佢由香港去倫敦。 (keoi5 jau5 hoeng1 gong2 heoi3 leon4 deon1.)
eng:He goes to London from Hong Kong.

(pos:動詞)(sim:任)
<explanation>
yue:任對方自由選擇，唔引導或者加以阻撓
eng:to allow; to let one do as one pleases
<eg>
yue:由你揀 (jau2 nei5 gaan2)
eng:to choose whatever you want
<eg>
yue:由佢決定啦，佢都大個仔喇！ (jau2 keoi5 kyut3 ding6 laa1, keoi5 dou1 daai6 go3 zai2 laa3!)
eng:Let him make the decision. He's a grown up after all.