所以然

所以然

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suǒyǐrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): so² ji⁵ jin⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): só͘-í-jiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: suǒyǐrán [Phonetic: suóyǐrán]
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suuoyyiran
    • Tongyong Pinyin: suǒyǐrán
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /swɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: so² ji⁵ jin⁴
    • Yale: só yíh yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: so² ji⁵ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: so² yi⁵ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ jiːn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: só͘-í-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: sóo-í-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sofyjieen
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ʑiɛn²³/

Noun

所以然

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