因由 yīnyóu

  1. yīnyóu noun reason; cause
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 原因 (CC-CEDICT '因由'; Guoyu '因由' 1)
  2. yīnyóu noun justification
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 理由 (Guoyu '因由' 2)
  3. yīnyóu noun karmic cause and effect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 因缘 (CC-CEDICT '因由'; Guoyu '因由' 3)

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words