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主因

主因

Chinese

		to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary	cause; reason; because
simp. and trad. (主因)		主	因

Noun

主因

primary cause; main factor

Japanese

Kanji in this term
主	因
しゅ Grade: 3	いん Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

主因 ‎(hiragana しゅいん, romaji shuin)

primary cause; main factor

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǔyīn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² jan¹
Min Nan (POJ): chú-in

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhǔyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juuin
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ in⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu² jan¹
  - Yale: jyú yān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² jan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyː³⁵ jɐn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-in
  - Tâi-lô: tsú-in
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zwyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ in³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴/