以……為由

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to someone)
trad. (以……為由/以……爲由)		以	……	為/爲	由
simp. (以……为由)		以	……	为	由

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐ ... wéiyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ... ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵...wai⁴ jau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐ ... wéiyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ... ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐ ... wéiyóu
    • Wade–Giles: i³ ... wei²-yu²
    • Yale: yǐ ... wéi-yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yii ... weiyou
    • Palladius: и ... вэйю (i ... vɛjju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵...wai⁴ jau⁴
    • Yale: yíh...wàih yàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵...wai⁴ jau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵...wei⁴ yeo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ wɐi̯²¹ jɐu̯²¹/

Circumposition

以……為由

1. because of; due to