由 jau⁴ {yóu}

1. to follow
2. from
3. it is for...to
4. reason
5. cause
6. because of
7. due to
8. to
9. to leave it (to sb)
10. by (introduces passive verb)

由得 jau⁴ dak¹ {yóu de}

to let (one to do as they wish), e.g. "let him!"

由旬 jau⁴ ceon⁴ {yóu xún}

yojana (Vedic measure, about 8 miles)

由此 jau⁴ ci² {yóu cǐ}

1. hereby
2. from this

由衷 jau⁴ cung¹ {yóu zhōng}

1. heartfelt
2. sincere
3. unfeigned

由徑〔-径〕 jau⁴ ging³ {yóu jìng}

to follow a narrow path

由於〔-于〕 jau⁴ jyu¹ {yóu yú}

1. due to
2. as a result of
3. thanks to
4. owing to
5. since
6. because

由來〔-来〕 jau⁴ loi⁴ {yóu lái}

origin

由頭〔-头〕 jau⁴ tau⁴ {yóu tou}

1. pretext
2. excuse
3. justification
4. reason

由著〔-着〕 jau⁴ zoek⁶ {yóu zhe}

1. let (one) have his way
2. as (one) pleases
3. at (one's) will

由不得 jau⁴ bat¹ dak¹ {yóu bù de}

1. cannot help
2. to be beyond control of

由始至終〔---终〕 jau⁴ ci² zi³ zung¹ {yóu shǐ zhì zhōng}

From beginning to the end; all along

由淺入深〔-浅--〕 jau⁴ cin² jap⁶ sam¹ {yóu qiǎn rù shēn}

(verb) start from easy to hard

由來已久〔-来--〕 jau⁴ loi⁴ ji⁵ gau² {yóu lái yǐ jiǔ}

long-standing

由細到大〔-细--〕 jau⁴ sai³ dou³ daai⁶ {yóu xì dào dà}

(verb) start from small to big

由上而下 jau⁴ soeng⁶ ji⁴ haa⁶ {yóu shàng ér xià}

from head to toe; from top to bottom; top-down

由頭到尾〔-头--〕 jau⁴ tau⁴ dou³ mei⁵ {yóu tóu dào wěi}

(verb) start from head to toes

由表及裡〔---里〕 jau⁴ biu² kap⁶ leoi⁵ {yóu biǎo jí lǐ}

1. to proceed from the outside to the inside
2. to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance

由此可見〔---见〕 jau⁴ ci² ho² gin³ {yóu cǐ kě jiàn}

from this, it can be seen that...

由憐生愛〔-怜-爱〕 jau⁴ lin⁴ sang¹ oi³ {yóu lián shēng ài}

to develop love for sb out of pity for them

由盛轉衰〔--转-〕 jau⁴ sing⁶ zyun² seoi¹ {yóu shèng zhuǎn shuāi}

1. from prosperity to decline
2. at its peak before the decline