原因

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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

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.
    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.
    Swerving to avoid animals is a major cause of crashes.

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (原因):

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

原(げん)因(いん) • (gen'in) 

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

See also

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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”).
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