近因

Mandarin · pinyin jìn yīn

Meanings

  1. immediate cause
  2. proximate cause
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近
jìn · near, close; approach; intimate
因
yīn · cause, reason; by; because (of)
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4–1 · jin4 yin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gan6 jan1

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noun

  1. direct cause; immediate cause

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