nguyên do
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋwiən˧˧ zɔ˧˧/
Central
/ŋwiəŋ˧˥ jɔ˧˥/
Southern
/ŋwiəŋ˧˧ jɔ˧˧/
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cause
Noun
cause
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
cause Discourse, Logic, Comparison & Modality
A fundamental cause or reason that explains why something happened or was done.
vi Cảnh sát đang điều tra nguyên do của vụ tai nạn.
en The police are investigating the cause of the accident.
Parts
nguyên / do / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 原由 …
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Parts
nguyên / do / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 原由 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 原由
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
原由
Candidates by syllable
nguyên
元
do
由
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
lí do / duyên cớ / căn cớ / căn do …
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Similar
lí do / duyên cớ / căn cớ / căn do …
Use
nguyên nhân / trung nguyên / giữ nguyên / nguyên tắc …
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Use
nguyên nhân / trung nguyên / giữ nguyên / nguyên tắc …