#理由 (reason; basis)
名詞用例
佢講嘅嘢幾有道理。
keoi5 gong2 ge3 je5 gei2 jau5 dou6 lei5
What he said is quite reasonable.
#理論,通常同道德、道義有關 (theory, often related to ethics)
用例
人老咗好鍾意成日講道理,難免有啲長氣。
jan4 lou5 zo2 hou2 zung1 ji3 seng4 jat6 gong2 dou6 lei5, naan4 min5 jau5 di1 coeng4 hei3
As people grow old they often love droning on about ethics.