外因

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	cause; reason; because
trad. (外因)		外	因
simp. #(外因)		外	因

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàiyīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ jan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàiyīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàiyin
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-yin¹
    • Yale: wài-yīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayin
    • Palladius: вайинь (vajinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ in⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ jan¹
    • Yale: ngoih yān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ jan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ yen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² jɐn⁵⁵/

Noun

外因

1. (philosophy, or generally) external cause

   中毒外因  ―  zhòngdú wàiyīn  ―  external cause of poisoning

Antonyms

• 內因／内因 (nèiyīn)