原因

Chinese

		former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	cause; reason; because
simp. and trad. (原因)		原	因
alternative forms		言因 Anxi Hokkien

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuányīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄣ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyun⁴ jan¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngun³ yin¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-yîn / ngiàn-yîn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): goân-in / giân-in

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nguang⁵ ing¹ / nguang⁵ êng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuányīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuányin
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-yin¹
    • Yale: ywán-yīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanin
    • Palladius: юаньинь (juanʹinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ in⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ jan¹
    • Yale: yùhn yān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ jan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ yen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ jɐn⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngun³ yin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡun²² jin³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-yîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngienˇ in´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² yin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en¹¹ in²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-yîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngianˇ (r)in´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² yin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ (j)in²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-in
    • Tâi-lô: guân-in
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goan'yn
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² in⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ in⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² in³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ in⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² in⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Anxi)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giân-in
    • Tâi-lô: giân-in
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gien'yn
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nguang⁵ ing¹ / nguang⁵ êng¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguâng ing / nguâng eng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iŋ³³/, /ŋuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ eŋ³³/

Note: nguang5 êng1 - Jieyang.

Noun

原因

1. (countable) cause; reason (for something happening) (Classifier: 個／个 m)

   查明原因  ―  chámíng yuányīn  ―  to ascertain the cause

   原因分析  ―  yuányīn fēnxī  ―  cause analysis

   失事原因不明。  ―  Shīshì yuányīn bùmíng.  ―  The cause of the crash is not known.

   蒂姆·伯頓導演的電影出名的原因是在這些影片中有很多的曲線。 [MSC, trad.]
   蒂姆·伯顿导演的电影出名的原因是在这些影片中有很多的曲线。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dìmǔ Bódùn dǎoyǎn de diànyǐng chūmíng de yuányīn shì zài zhèxiē yǐngpiàn zhōng yǒu hěnduō de qūxiàn. [Pinyin]

   The movies Tim Burton directs are famous for their many curves.

   急轉彎以避免撞到動物是造成車禍的主要原因。 [MSC, trad.]
   急转弯以避免撞到动物是造成车祸的主要原因。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jízhuǎnwān yǐ bìmiǎn zhuàng dào dòngwù shì zàochéng chēhuò de zhǔyào yuányīn. [Pinyin]

   Swerving to avoid animals is a major cause of crashes.

Synonyms

• 來由／来由 (láiyóu)
• 因由 (yīnyóu)
• 因端 (Hokkien)
• 因致端 (Hokkien)
• 基因 (jīyīn) (dated)
• 張本／张本 (zhāngběn) (literary)
• 成因 (chéngyīn)
• 所以然 (suǒyǐrán)
• 根由 (gēnyóu)
• 理由 (lǐyóu)
• 緣故／缘故 (yuángù)
• 緣由／缘由 (yuányóu)
• 緣起／缘起 (yuánqǐ)
• 肇因 (zhàoyīn)
• 言因 (Anxi Hokkien)
• 起因 (qǐyīn)
• 道理 (dàolǐ)
• 關係／关系

 

Antonyms

• 結果／结果 (jiéguǒ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (原因):

• → Japanese: 原因(げんいん) (gen'in)
• → Korean: 원인(原因) (wonin)
• → Vietnamese: nguyên nhân (原因)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
原	因
げん Grade: 2	いん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げんいん [gèń'íń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃ĩɴ]

Noun

原(げん)因(いん) • (gen'in) 

1. cause (source or reason of an event or action)

See also

• 理由(りゆう) (riyū, “reason”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
原	因

Noun

原因 • (wonin) (hangeul 원인)

1. Hanja form^? of 원인 (“cause”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
原	因

Noun

原因

1. chữ Hán form of nguyên nhân (“cause; reason”).