sở dĩ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 所以.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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sở

  1. (literary) the reason why ... (is)

Usage notes

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This is often used in the constructions of sở dĩ … là do/vì … (“the reason why ... is ...”).