(pos:介詞)
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yue:#將、#用 又或者#當；帶出工具、方法、對象等等，再交代佢嘅狀態、目的等等；常見配搭包括後面嘅介詞「#為」（wai4）
eng:with; by means of; based on; to take ... (as); to use; to regard ... as
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yue:#以牙還牙 (ji5 ngaa4 waan4 ngaa4)
eng:to punish sby by having the same thing done to them; to take revenge; (an eye for an eye); literally: a tooth for a tooth
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yue:#以權謀私 (ji5 kyun4 mau4 si1)
eng:to seek personal gain by abusing one's authority or position; to abuse power for personal advantage
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yue:#引以為榮 (jan5 ji5 wai4 wing4)
eng:to regard sth as an honour; to take it as an honour
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yue:#嚴陣以待 (jim4 zan6 ji5 doi6)
eng:to be in the highest level of readiness; to be ready for action
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yue:#民以食為天 (man4 ji5 sik6 wai4 tin1)
eng:food is what really matters to the people
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yue:以誠相對 (ji5 sing4 soeng1 deoi3)
eng:to treat somebody with sincerity
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yue:以你為榜樣 (ji5 nei5 wai4 bong2 joeng6)
eng:to take you as a good example
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yue:以中學生為主 (ji5 zung1 hok6 saang1 wai4 zyu2)
eng:to focus on the secondary students
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yue:以水代酒 (ji5 seoi2 doi6 zau2)
eng:to use water to take the place of wine
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yue:佢希望我哋以大局為重。 (keoi5 hei1 mong6 ngo5 dei6 ji5 daai6 guk6 wai4 zung6.)
eng:He hopes that we will consider the general interest above everything else.
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yue:根據；按照；參照；基於
eng:according to; based on; with reference to
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yue:以我個人嚟講 (ji5 ngo5 go3 jan4 lai4 gong2)
eng:according to my own opinion
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yue:以每個人嘅平均收入計算，香港有大約兩成人口生活喺貧窮線下。 (ji5 mui5 go3 jan4 ge3 ping4 gwan1 sau1 jap6 gai3 syun3, hoeng1 gong2 jau5 daai6 joek3 loeng5 sing4 jan4 hau2 sang1 wut6 hai2 pan4 kung4 sin3 haa6.)
eng:According to the average income of each individual, 20% of the total population in Hong Kong live under the poverty line.
