充足理由律

Mandarin · pinyin chōng zú lǐ yóu lǜ

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  1. sufficient grounds (law)
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充
chōng · fill, be full, supply
足
zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
理
lǐ · reason, logic; manage
由
yóu · cause, reason; from
律
lǜ · statute, principle, regulation
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1–2–3–2–4 · chong1 zu2 li3 you2 lu:4

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cung1 zuk1 lei5 jau4 leot6

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noun

  1. (philosophy) principle of sufficient reason

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