"起因" meaning in Chinese

See 起因 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hei̯³⁵ jɐn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ in³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵/, /hei̯³⁵ jɐn⁵⁵/, /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/, /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ in³³/, /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/, /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/, /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: qǐyīn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hei² jan¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], khí-in, qǐyīn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], cǐyin [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻi³-yin¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chǐ-yīn [Mandarin, Yale], chiiin [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], циинь [Mandarin, Palladius], ciinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], héi yān [Cantonese, Yale], hei² jan¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], héi² yen¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], khí-in [Hokkien, POJ], khí-in [Hokkien, Tai-lo], qyyn [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 起因
  1. cause; origin
    Sense id: en-起因-zh-noun-~kuIDxGw Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 85 7 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 6 10 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), 緣由 (yuányóu), 缘由 (yuányóu), 緣起 (yuánqǐ), 缘起 (yuánqǐ), 肇因 (zhàoyīn), 言因 (Anxi Hokkien), 說道 (shuōdao) [colloquial], 说道 (shuōdao) [colloquial], 道理 (dàolǐ), 關係, 关系
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      "zh-pron": "qǐyīn"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄣ"
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      "zh-pron": "hei² jan¹"
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      "zh-pron": "циинь"
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    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "ciinʹ"
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    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "héi yān"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "hei² jan¹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "héi² yen¹"
    },
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      "ipa": "/hei̯³⁵ jɐn⁵⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qyyn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ in³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/",
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        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hei̯³⁵ jɐn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ in³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/"
    }
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    {
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "hei² jan¹"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "héi² yen¹"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ in³³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
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      "ipa": "/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/",
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        "Zhangzhou"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
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    },
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        "Kaohsiung"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hei̯³⁵ jɐn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ in³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "láiyóu",
      "word": "來由"
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      "roman": "yuányīn",
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      "roman": "yīnyóu",
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      "word": "因致端"
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      ],
      "word": "基因"
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    {
      "roman": "zhāngběn",
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      "word": "張本"
    },
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      "roman": "zhāngběn",
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      "roman": "chéngyīn",
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    {
      "roman": "suǒyǐrán",
      "word": "所以然"
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      "roman": "gēnyóu",
      "word": "根由"
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    {
      "roman": "lǐyóu",
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    {
      "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"
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    {
      "roman": "yuánqǐ",
      "word": "缘起"
    },
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      "roman": "zhàoyīn",
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    },
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    {
      "word": "关系"
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}

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