所以然

Chinese

		therefore; so; consequently	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (所以然)		所以	然
simp. #(所以然)		所以	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suǒyǐrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): so² ji⁵ jin⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): só͘-í-jiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: suǒyǐrán [Phonetic: suóyǐrán]
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: suǒyǐrán
    • Wade–Giles: so³-i³-jan²
    • Yale: swǒ-yǐ-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suooyiiran
    • Palladius: соижань (soižanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: so² ji⁵ jin⁴
    • Yale: só yíh yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: so² ji⁵ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: so² yi⁵ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ jiːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: só͘-í-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: sóo-í-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sofyjieen
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/

Noun

所以然

1. why something is so; reason (Classifier: 個／个 m)

Synonyms

• 來由／来由 (láiyóu)
• 原因 (yuányīn)
• 因由 (yīnyóu)
• 因端 (Hokkien)
• 因致端 (Hokkien)
• 基因 (jīyīn) (dated)
• 張本／张本 (zhāngběn) (literary)
• 成因 (chéngyīn)
• 根由 (gēnyóu)
• 理由 (lǐyóu)
• 緣故／缘故 (yuángù)
• 緣由／缘由 (yuányóu)
• 緣起／缘起 (yuánqǐ)
• 肇因 (zhàoyīn)
• 言因 (Anxi Hokkien)
• 起因 (qǐyīn)
• 道理 (dàolǐ)
• 關係／关系