緣故

See also: 缘故

Chinese

		along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
trad. (緣故)		緣	故
simp. (缘故)		缘	故
variant forms		原故

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuángù

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ gu³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yèn-ku / yàn-ku
Min Nan (POJ): iân-kò͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: yuángù
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanguh
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn³⁵ ku⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    原故
    緣故／缘故
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ gu³
  - Yale: yùhn gu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ gu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ gu³
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ kuː³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-ku
  - Hakka Romanization System: ienˇ gu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² gu⁴
  - IPA: /i̯en¹¹ ku⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-ku
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ianˇ gu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² gu⁴
  - IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ ku⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân-kò͘
  - Tâi-lô: iân-kòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ienkox
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn¹³⁻²² kɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn²³⁻³³ kɔ²¹/

Noun

緣故

cause; reason
(archaic) unforeseen event; accident

Synonyms

(cause; reason): 因由 (yīnyóu), 原因 (yuányīn), 緣由／缘由 (yuányóu)
(unforeseen event; accident): 變故／变故 (biàngù), 不測／不测 (bùcè), 意外 (yìwài)

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