任由

Chinese

		to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility	follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb)
trad. (任由)		任	由
simp. #(任由)		任	由

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rènyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ ㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jam⁶ jau⁴
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): rim⁶ iu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rènyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rènyóu
    • Wade–Giles: jên⁴-yu²
    • Yale: rèn-yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rennyou
    • Palladius: жэнью (žɛnʹju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jam⁶ jau⁴
    • Yale: yahm yàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jam⁶ jau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yem⁶ yeo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm²² jɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: rim⁶ iu⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jĭm iû
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zim³⁵⁻¹¹ iu⁵⁵/

Verb

任由

1. to allow; to let somebody do as they please

Synonyms

• 任憑／任凭 (rènpíng)

Conjunction

任由

1. no matter (what, how, etc.); regardless of; whether

Synonyms

• 任憑／任凭 (rènpíng)