"所以然" meaning in Chinese

See 所以然 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ jiːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/, /sɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ jiːn²¹/, /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/ Chinese transliterations: suǒyǐrán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], so² ji⁵ jin⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], só͘-í-jiân, suǒyǐrán [Phonetic:suóyǐrán] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], suǒyǐrán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], so³-i³-jan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], swǒ-yǐ-rán [Mandarin, Yale], suooyiiran [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], соижань [Mandarin, Palladius], soižanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], só yíh yìhn [Cantonese, Yale], so² ji⁵ jin⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], so² yi⁵ yin⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], só͘-í-jiân [Hokkien, POJ], sóo-í-jiân [Hokkien, Tai-lo], sofyjieen [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 所以然
  1. why something is so; reason (Classifier: 個/个 m)
    Sense id: en-所以然-zh-noun-UJBjvYW- Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese nouns classified by 個/个 Synonyms: 來由 (láiyóu), 来由 (láiyóu), 原因 (yuányīn), 因由 (yīnyóu), 因端 [Hokkien], 因致端 [Hokkien], 基因 (jīyīn) [dated], 張本 (zhāngběn) [literary], 张本 (zhāngběn) [literary], 成因 (chéngyīn), 根由 (gēnyóu), 理由 (lǐyóu), 緣故 (yuángù), 缘故 (yuángù), 緣由 (yuányóu), 缘由 (yuányóu), 緣起 (yuánqǐ), 缘起 (yuánqǐ), 肇因 (zhàoyīn), 言因 (Anxi Hokkien), 起因 (qǐyīn), 道理 (dàolǐ), 關係, 关系

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          "roman": "láiyóu",
          "word": "來由"
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          "roman": "yuányīn",
          "word": "原因"
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          "roman": "yīnyóu",
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        },
        {
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        },
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          "word": "緣起"
        },
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          "roman": "yuánqǐ",
          "word": "缘起"
        },
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          "roman": "zhàoyīn",
          "word": "肇因"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Anxi Hokkien",
          "word": "言因"
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          "word": "起因"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "so² ji⁵ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "só͘-í-jiân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "suǒyǐrán [Phonetic:suóyǐrán]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "suǒyǐrán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "so³-i³-jan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "swǒ-yǐ-rán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "suooyiiran"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "соижань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soižanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "só yíh yìhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "so² ji⁵ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "so² yi⁵ yin⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ jiːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "só͘-í-jiân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sóo-í-jiân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sofyjieen"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: suóyǐrán]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ jiːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "所以然"
}
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      "zh-pron": "suǒyǐrán"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "so² ji⁵ jin⁴"
    },
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "suǒyǐrán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "so³-i³-jan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "swǒ-yǐ-rán"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "suooyiiran"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "соижань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soižanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "só yíh yìhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "so² ji⁵ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "so² yi⁵ yin⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ jiːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "só͘-í-jiân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sóo-í-jiân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sofyjieen"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: suóyǐrán]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ jiːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "láiyóu",
      "word": "來由"
    },
    {
      "roman": "láiyóu",
      "word": "来由"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuányīn",
      "word": "原因"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yīnyóu",
      "word": "因由"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "因端"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "因致端"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jīyīn",
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "基因"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhāngběn",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "張本"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhāngběn",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "张本"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chéngyīn",
      "word": "成因"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gēnyóu",
      "word": "根由"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lǐyóu",
      "word": "理由"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuángù",
      "word": "緣故"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuángù",
      "word": "缘故"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuányóu",
      "word": "緣由"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuányóu",
      "word": "缘由"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuánqǐ",
      "word": "緣起"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuánqǐ",
      "word": "缘起"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhàoyīn",
      "word": "肇因"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Anxi Hokkien",
      "word": "言因"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qǐyīn",
      "word": "起因"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dàolǐ",
      "word": "道理"
    },
    {
      "word": "關係"
    },
    {
      "word": "关系"
    }
  ],
  "word": "所以然"
}

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