因由 yīn yóu ㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˊ jan1 jau4
- reason
- cause
- predestined relationship (Buddhism)
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- 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
- 因故 yīn gù ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˋ jan1 gu3 for some reason
- 因数 因數 yīn shù ㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˋ jan1 sou3 factor (of an integer)
由
- 理由 lǐ yóu ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ lei5 jau4 reason
- 由来 由來 yóu lái ㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄞˊ jau4 loi4 origin
- 由于 由於 yóu yú ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ jau4 jyu1 due to
- 由此 yóu cǐ ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ jau4 ci2 hereby
- 由衷 yóu zhōng ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jau4 cung1 heartfelt
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- 自由 zì yóu ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ zi6 jau4 freedom; liberty
- 不由得 bù yóu de ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜ bat1 jau4 dak1 can't help
- 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2 (idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
- 由此可见 由此可見 yóu cǐ kě jiàn ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ jau4 ci2 ho2 gin3 from this, it can be seen that...
- 由此看来 由此看來 yóu cǐ kàn lái ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊ jau4 ci2 hon3 loi4 thereby
- 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄗㄞˋ zi6 jau4 zi6 zoi6 free and easy (idiom); carefree
- 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ san1 bat1 jau4 gei2 (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
- 不由 bù yóu ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ bat1 jau4 can't help (doing sth)
- 事由 shì yóu ㄕˋ ㄧㄡˊ si6 jau4 main content
- 交由 jiāo yóu ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ gaau1 jau4 to hand over (responsibility for sth) to (sb)
- 任由 rèn yóu ㄖㄣˋ ㄧㄡˊ jam6 jau4 to let (sb do sth)
- 来由 來由 lái yóu ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ loi4 jau4 reason; cause
- 即由 jí yóu ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄡˊ zik1 jau4 namely
- 原由 yuán yóu ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ jyun4 jau4 variant of 缘由
- 摘由 zhāi yóu ㄓㄞ ㄧㄡˊ zaak6 jau4 high points (of a document)
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
- 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2 (idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
- 鬼由心生 guǐ yóu xīn shēng ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ gwai2 jau4 sam1 sang1 devils are born in the heart (idiom)
- 咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2 (idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
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- 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ san1 bat1 jau4 gei2 (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
- 率由旧章 率由舊章 shuài yóu jiù zhāng ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄤ seot1 jau4 gau6 zoeng1 to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom)
- 听天由命 聽天由命 tīng tiān yóu mìng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ting3 tin1 jau4 ming6 (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck
- 行不由径 行不由徑 xíng bù yóu jìng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ hang4 bat1 jau4 ging3 lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest
- 言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jin4 bat1 jau4 cung1 to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
- 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄗㄞˋ zi6 jau4 zi6 zoi6 free and easy (idiom); carefree