所以

Cantonese

simpl. and trad.
所以

Adverb

所以 (Jyutping so² ji⁵)

1. therefore; so; consequently

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
所	以

Etymology

ゆえになり > ゆえんなり > ゆえん. See 故 (ゆえ, yue).

Characters are used as jukujikun.

Noun

所以 (hiragana ゆえん, romaji yuen)

1. reason, grounds

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
所以

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ suɔ˧˥ji˨˩˦ ]

Adverb

所以 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin suǒyǐ)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) therefore; so; consequently

   明天要考试了，所以我今天只能留在家里复习功课 (simp.)

    

   明天要考試了，所以我今天只能留在家裡複習功課 (trad.)

   Míngtiān yào kǎoshì le, suǒyǐ wǒ jīntiān zhǐ néng liú zài jiālǐ fùxí gōngkè (Pinyin)

   I have a test tomorow, therefore I have to stay at home today and review my homework.

Conjunction

所以 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin suǒyǐ)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) Used in the first part of a sentence to indicate a reason that will be explained in the second part of the sentence.

   我所以要反对这个计划，是因为我觉得其中有不少疏漏 (simp.)

    

   我所以要反對這個計畫，是因為我覺得其中有不少疏漏 (trad.)

   Wǒ suǒyǐ yào fǎnduì zhègè jìhuà shì yīnwei wǒ juédé qízhōng yǒu bùshǎo shūlòu (Pinyin)

   My reason for opposing this plan, is because I feel that there are quite a few holes in it.

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Min Nan

simpl. and trad.
所以

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ sɔ˥˥i˥˧ ]

Adverb

所以 (traditional and simplified, POJ só·-í)

1. therefore; so; consequently