因為

See also: 因爲 and 因为

Chinese

	cause; reason; because	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (因為/因爲)	因	為/爲
simp. (因为)	因	为
anagram	為因／为因

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yīnwèi, yīnwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣㄨㄟˋ, ㄧㄣㄨㄟˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yin¹ wei⁴

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йинви (yinvi, I-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ wai⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yîn-vi

(Meixian, Guangdong): yin¹ vi⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): ing¹ vei¹
Northern Min (KCR): éng-ṳē
Eastern Min (BUC): ĭng-ôi
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ing¹ ui⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): in-ūi / eng-gōe

(Teochew, Peng'im): ing¹ ui⁵ / êng¹ ui⁵
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹in-we₆
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): in¹ uei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīnwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yinwèi
  - Wade–Giles: yin¹-wei⁴
  - Yale: yīn-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inwey
  - Palladius: иньвэй (inʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    因為／因为
    音位
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīnwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yinwéi
  - Wade–Giles: yin¹-wei²
  - Yale: yīn-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inwei
  - Palladius: иньвэй (inʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: yin¹ wei⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: in ui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ uei²¹³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йинви (yinvi, I-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ²⁴ vi⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jan¹ wai⁶
  - Yale: yān waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ wai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ wei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²/
  - Homophones:
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    因為／因为
    恩惠
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn-vi
  - Hakka Romanization System: in^ˊ vi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yin¹ vi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /in²⁴⁻¹¹ vi⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn-vi
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)in^ˊ vi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yin¹ vi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)in²⁴⁻¹¹ vi⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yin¹ vi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /in⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋi⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ing¹ vei¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /iŋ¹¹ vei¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: éng-ṳē
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /eiŋ⁵⁴ yɛ⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ĭng-ôi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(Ø-)ŋui²⁴²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ing¹ ui⁵ [Phonetic: ing² ngui⁵]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ ^(Ø-)ŋui²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: in-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: in-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: in'ui
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /in⁴⁴⁻³³ ui³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /in⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /in³³ ui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Penang): /in³³⁻²¹ ui²¹/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: eng-gōe
  - Tâi-lô: ing-guē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: enggoe
  - IPA (Penang): /eŋ³³⁻²¹ ɡue²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ing¹ ui⁵ / êng¹ ui⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ing ûi / eng ûi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ³³⁻²³ ui⁵⁵/, /eŋ³³⁻²³ ui⁵⁵/

Note: êng1 ui5 - Jieyang.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹in-we₆
  - MiniDict: in^平 we^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹in-hhue₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /in⁵⁵ ɦue²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /in⁴⁴ ɦue/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: in¹ uei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in³³ u̯e̞i̯¹³/

Conjunction

因為

because; since; as
昨天的野餐取消了，因為從早上開始就一直在下雨。 [MSC, trad.]
昨天的野餐取消了，因为从早上开始就一直在下雨。 [MSC, simp.]
Zuótiān de yěcān qǔxiāo le, yīnwèi cóng zǎoshàng kāishǐ jiù yīzhí zài xiàyǔ. [Pinyin]
Yesterday's picnic was cancelled because it had been raining since morning.
- 不受教育的人，因為不識字，上人的當。受教育的人，因為識了字，上印刷品的當。 [MSC, trad.]
  不受教育的人，因为不识字，上人的当。受教育的人，因为识了字，上印刷品的当。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1947, Qian Zhongshu, Fortress Besieged
  Bù shòu jiàoyù de rén, yīnwèi bù shízì, shàng rén de dāng. Shòu jiàoyù de rén, yīnwèi shí le zì, shàng yìnshuāpǐn de dāng. [Pinyin]
  Because the uneducated are illiterate, they are fooled by people. Because the educated are literate, they are fooled by printed products.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 因為 (“because; because of”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		因, 為
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		因為, 因, 由於
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	因為, 庸 because of, 庸因 because of
	Taiwan	因為
	Harbin	庸 because of, 庸乎 because of
	Singapore	因為
Central Plains Mandarin	Xuzhou	擁 because of
Cantonese	Guangzhou	因為, 為因, 事關
	Hong Kong	因為, 事關
	Taishan	因為
	Singapore (Guangfu)	因為
Hakka	Meixian	為因
	Huidong (Daling)	因為
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	就係
	Changting	為因
	Wuping (Pingyu)	因致
	Liancheng	就係
	Ruijin	因致
	Shicheng	就係
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	因為, 因爭
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	因為
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	因為
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	因為, 因致
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	因為, 因爭
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	因為
Jin	Taiyuan	因為
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	因為
Southern Min	Xiamen	因為
	Quanzhou	因為
	Zhangzhou	因為
	Tainan	因為
	Penang (Hokkien)	因為
	Singapore (Hokkien)	因為
	Manila (Hokkien)	因為
	Jieyang	因致
	Puning	因為
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	因為
Wu	Shanghai	因為, 因得 dated, 因得仔 dated
Xiang	Changsha	因為得, 因得

Preposition

因為

owing to; due to; as a result of; because of

Synonyms

由於／由于 (yóuyú)