yuán​yóu

reason

  • created sense approved 原由 · yuán​yóu · reason — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    原由

    yuán​yóu

    reason

    the cause or origin of something; the circumstances leading up to an event

    原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · origin 由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · [reason]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense