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

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.

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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
    • (Tokyo) げんいん [gèń'íń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃ĩɴ]

    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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