"緣由" meaning in Chinese

See 緣由 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɥɛn³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jyːn²¹ jɐu̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Sinological-IPA], /iɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /iɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /iɛn¹³⁻²² iu¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ iu²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /iɛn²³⁻³³ iu²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ɥɛn³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/, /jyːn²¹ jɐu̯²¹/, /iɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/, /iɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/, /iɛn¹³⁻²² iu¹³/, /iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ iu²⁴/, /iɛn²³⁻³³ iu²³/ Chinese transliterations: yuányóu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jyun⁴ jau⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], iân-iû, yuányóu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], yuányóu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], yüan²-yu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], ywán-yóu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], yuanyou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], юанью [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], juanʹju [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], jyun⁴ jau⁴ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], yùhn yàuh [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Yale], jyn⁴ jau⁴ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Pinyin], yun⁴ yeo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong], iân-iû [Hokkien, POJ], iân-iû [Hokkien, Tai-lo], ien'iuu [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 緣由
  1. reason; cause
    Sense id: en-緣由-zh-noun-L06cmdly Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header 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), 所以然 (suǒyǐrán), 根由 (gēnyóu), 理由 (lǐyóu), 緣故 (yuángù), 缘故 (yuángù), 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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          "word": "来由"
        },
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          "roman": "yuányīn",
          "word": "原因"
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        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
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          "roman": "suǒyǐrán",
          "word": "所以然"
        },
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          "roman": "gēnyóu",
          "word": "根由"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lǐyóu",
          "word": "理由"
        },
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          "word": "緣故"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yuángù",
          "word": "缘故"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yuánqǐ",
          "word": "緣起"
        },
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          "roman": "yuánqǐ",
          "word": "缘起"
        },
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          "word": "肇因"
        },
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          "roman": "Anxi Hokkien",
          "word": "言因"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qǐyīn",
          "word": "起因"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dàolǐ",
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          "word": "关系"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "jyun⁴ jau⁴"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuányóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yüan²-yu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ywán-yóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuanyou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "юанью"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "juanʹju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɥɛn³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyun⁴ jau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yun⁴ yeo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn²¹ jɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iân-iû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iân-iû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ien'iuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn¹³⁻²² iu¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ iu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²³⁻³³ iu²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɥɛn³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn²¹ jɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn¹³⁻²² iu¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ iu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²³⁻³³ iu²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "緣由"
}
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        "Jyutping"
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        "standard"
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        "standard"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "juanʹju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɥɛn³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyun⁴ jau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùhn yàuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyn⁴ jau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yun⁴ yeo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn²¹ jɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iân-iû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iân-iû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ien'iuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn¹³⁻²² iu¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ iu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²³⁻³³ iu²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɥɛn³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn²¹ jɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn¹³⁻²² iu¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ iu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɛn²³⁻³³ iu²³/"
    }
  ],
  "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": "suǒyǐrán",
      "word": "所以然"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gēnyóu",
      "word": "根由"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lǐyóu",
      "word": "理由"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuángù",
      "word": "緣故"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuángù",
      "word": "缘故"
    },
    {
      "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": "緣由"
}

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