緣由

See also: 缘由

Chinese

		along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge	follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb)
trad. (緣由)		緣	由
simp. (缘由)		缘	由
alternative forms		原由 源由

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuányóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ jau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iân-iû

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuányóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuányóu
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-yu²
    • Yale: ywán-yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanyou
    • Palladius: юанью (juanʹju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 原油 緣由／缘由

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ jau⁴
    • Yale: yùhn yàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ jau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ yeo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ jɐu̯²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 原油 緣由／缘由

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân-iû
    • Tâi-lô: iân-iû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ien'iuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn¹³⁻²² iu¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ iu²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn²³⁻³³ iu²³/

Noun

緣由

1. reason; cause

Synonyms

• 來由／来由 (láiyóu)
• 原因 (yuányīn)
• 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)
• 緣起／缘起 (yuánqǐ)
• 肇因 (zhàoyīn)
• 言因 (Anxi Hokkien)
• 起因 (qǐyīn)
• 道理 (dàolǐ)
• 關係／关系