因故 yīn gù ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˋ jan1 gu3
- for some reason
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因
- 原因 yuán yīn ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄣ jyun4 jan1 cause
- 因果 yīn guǒ ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˇ jan1 gwo2 karma
- 因此 yīn cǐ ㄧㄣ ㄘˇ jan1 ci2 thus; consequently; as a result
- 因为 因為 yīn wèi ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ jan1 wai6 because; owing to; on account of
- 因素 yīn sù ㄧㄣ ㄙㄨˋ jan1 sou3 element
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- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 基因 jī yīn ㄐㄧ ㄧㄣ gei1 jan1 gene (loanword)
- 因人而异 因人而異 yīn rén ér yì ㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ jan1 jan4 ji4 ji6 varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
- 主因 zhǔ yīn ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄣ zyu2 jan1 principal cause; main reason
- 前因 qián yīn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄣ cin4 jan1 antecedents
- 动因 動因 dòng yīn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄣ dung6 jan1 motivation
- 善因 shàn yīn ㄕㄢˋ ㄧㄣ sin6 jan1 (Buddhism) good karma
- 因之 yīn zhī ㄧㄣ ㄓ jan1 zi1 for this reason
- 因公 yīn gōng ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄥ jan1 gung1 in the course of doing one's work
- 因子 yīn zǐ ㄧㄣ ㄗˇ jan1 zi2 factor
- 因式 yīn shì ㄧㄣ ㄕˋ jan1 sik1 factor
- 因循 yīn xún ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄣˊ jan1 ceon4 to continue the same old routine
- 因应 因應 yīn yìng ㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ jan1 jing3 to respond accordingly to
- 因数 因數 yīn shù ㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˋ jan1 sou3 factor (of an integer)
- 因由 yīn yóu ㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˊ jan1 jau4 reason
故
- 世故 shì gu ㄕˋ ˙ㄍㄨ sai3 gu3 sophisticated
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 故事 gù shi ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄕ gu3 si6 narrative; story; tale
- 故意 gù yì ㄍㄨˋ ㄧˋ gu3 ji3 deliberately; on purpose
- 故乡 故鄉 gù xiāng ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ gu3 hoeng1 home
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- 故障 gù zhàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄤˋ gu3 zoeng3 malfunction
- 无故 無故 wú gù ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ mou4 gu3 without cause or reason
- 缘故 緣故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 reason
- 世故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ sai3 gu3 the ways of the world
- 亡故 wáng gù ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨˋ mong4 gu3 to die
- 何故 hé gù ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ho4 gu3 what for?
- 借故 jiè gù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˋ ze3 gu3 to find an excuse
- 典故 diǎn gù ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ din2 gu3 classical story or quote from the literature
- 原故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 variant of 缘故
- 如故 rú gù ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyu4 gu3 as before
- 已故 yǐ gù ㄧˇ ㄍㄨˋ ji5 gu3 the late
- 掌故 zhǎng gù ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨˋ zoeng2 gu3 anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
- 推故 tuī gù ㄊㄨㄟ ㄍㄨˋ teoi1 gu3 to find a pretext for refusing
- 故世 gù shì ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ gu3 sai3 to die
- 故事 gù shì ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ gu3 si6 old practice
Idioms with these characters
- 陈陈相因 陳陳相因 chén chén xiāng yīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄣ can4 can4 soeng1 jan1 (idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
- 互为因果 互為因果 hù wéi yīn guǒ ㄏㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˇ wu6 wai4 jan1 gwo2 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
- 前因后果 前因後果 qián yīn hòu guǒ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄣ ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˇ cin4 jan1 hau6 gwo2 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
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- 因爱成恨 因愛成恨 yīn ài chéng hèn ㄧㄣ ㄞˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄣˋ jan1 oi3 sing4 han6 hatred caused by love (idiom)
- 因材施教 yīn cái shī jiào ㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ ㄕ ㄐㄧㄠˋ jan1 coi4 si1 gaau3 (idiom) to teach in accordance with the student's aptitude; to tailor instruction to the individual student
- 因地制宜 yīn dì zhì yí ㄧㄣ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ jan1 dei6 zai3 ji4 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
- 因公殉职 因公殉職 yīn gōng xùn zhí ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄓˊ jan1 gung1 seon1 zik1 to die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)
- 因祸得福 因禍得福 yīn huò dé fú ㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄈㄨˊ jan1 wo6 dak1 fuk1 to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom)
- 因利乘便 yīn lì chéng biàn ㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ jan1 lei6 sing4 bin6 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
- 因陋就简 因陋就簡 yīn lòu jiù jiǎn ㄧㄣ ㄌㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ jan1 lau6 zau6 gaan2 crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
- 蹈常袭故 蹈常襲故 dǎo cháng xí gù ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˋ dou6 soeng4 zaap6 gu3 follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
- 非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù ㄈㄟ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄨˋ fei1 can1 fei1 gu3 lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
- 革故鼎新 gé gù dǐng xīn ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1 to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
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- 故步自封 gù bù zì fēng ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄥ gu3 bou6 zi6 fung1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
- 狂奴故态 狂奴故態 kuáng nú gù tài ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄊㄞˋ kwong4 nou4 gu3 taai3 to be set in one's ways (idiom)
- 老于世故 老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù ㄌㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ lou5 jyu1 sai3 gu3 experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
- 明知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄈㄢˋ ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6 deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
- 明知故问 明知故問 míng zhī gù wèn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ ming4 zi1 gu3 man6 (idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer
- 攀亲道故 攀親道故 pān qīn dào gù ㄆㄢ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨˋ paan1 can1 dou6 gu3 (idiom) to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially
- 平白无故 平白無故 píng bái wú gù ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ping4 baak6 mou4 gu3 (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably