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緣由

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

Noun

緣由

reason; cause

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yuányóu

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ jau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): iân-iû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yuányóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanyou
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn³⁵ i̯oʊ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    原油
    緣由／缘由
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ jau⁴
  - Yale: yùhn yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ jau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ jɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (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/