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前因

前因

Chinese

		before; in front; ago before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front	cause; reason; because
simp. and trad. (前因)		前	因

Noun

前因

(literary) the cause; the reason

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qiányīn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄣ
Min Nan (POJ): chêng-in

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiányīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanin
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ in⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-in
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-in
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeng'yn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² in⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² in³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ¹³⁻²² in⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ in⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²³⁻³³ in⁴⁴/