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The Cantonese word jan hei - 引起 - jan5 hei2
(to cause in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

jan5 hei2

English translations

to cause, causation,
to give rise to, to lead to

Chinese characters:

引起
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The traditional Chinese characters of jan5 hei2 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
引起 (jan5 hei2) is composed of these characters: 引, 起

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to lead  |  to raise
 
More words that mean to cause in Cantonese
gaau2 ( 搞 ), jan5 ( 引 ), zi3 ( 致 )

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