前因後果

Chinese

		the cause; the reason	consequence; outcome; aftermath
trad. (前因後果)		前因	後果
simp. (前因后果)		前因	后果

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiányīnhòuguǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄣ ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ jan¹ hau⁶ gwo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiányīnhòuguǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄣ ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciányinhòuguǒ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-yin¹-hou⁴-kuo³
    • Yale: chyán-yīn-hòu-gwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyaninhowguoo
    • Palladius: цяньиньхоуго (cjanʹinʹxougo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ in⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ jan¹ hau⁶ gwo²
    • Yale: chìhn yān hauh gwó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ jan¹ hau⁶ gwo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ yen¹ heo⁶ guo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jɐn⁵⁵ hɐu̯²² kʷɔː³⁵/

Idiom

前因後果

1. the entire sequence of events (including its cause and outcome)

   Synonym: 後果前因／后果前因 (hòuguǒqiányīn)