是故

Chinese

		be; yes; this	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
simp. and trad. (是故)		是	故

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìgù

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ gu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: shìgù
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhguh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    世故
    事故
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁶ gu³
  - Yale: sih gu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ gu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ gu³
  - IPA ^(key): /siː²² kuː³³/

Conjunction

是故

because of this; thus; consequently

Synonyms

(literary) 是以 (shìyǐ)
所以 (suǒyǐ)
(literary) 以是 (yǐshì)
因此 (yīncǐ)
因而 (yīn'ér)
於是乎／于是乎 (yúshìhū)
於是／于是 (yúshì)
(Hakka) 故所 (gùsuǒ)

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