# 因為
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yīnwèi, yīnwéi
       (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ, ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yin$^1$ wei$^4$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йинви (yinvi, I-III)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jan$^1$ wai$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): yîn-vi
    (Hailu, HRS): rhin$^ˋ$ vui$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): yin$^1$ vi$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ing$^1$ vei$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): éng-ṳē
* Eastern Min (BUC): ĭng-ôi
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ing$^1$ ui$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): in-ūi / eng-gōe
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ing$^1$ ui$^5$ / êng$^1$ ui$^5$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$in-we$_6$
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): in$^1$ uei$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yīnwèi
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yinwèi
*** Wade–Giles: yin$^1$-wei$^4$
*** Yale: yīn-wèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inwey
*** Palladius: иньвэй (inʹvɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /in⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$因為 / 因为 音位
** (Standard Chinese, common variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yīnwéi
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yinwéi
*** Wade–Giles: yin$^1$-wei$^2$
*** Yale: yīn-wéi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inwei
*** Palladius: иньвэй (inʹvɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /in⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: yin$^1$ wei$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: in ui
*** Sinological IPA : /in⁵⁵ uei²¹³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йинви (yinvi, I-III)
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ²⁴ vi⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jan$^1$ wai$^6$
*** Yale: yān waih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jan$^1$ wai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yen$^1$ wei$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$因為 / 因为 恩惠
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn-vi
*** Hakka Romanization System: in$^ˊ$ vi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yin$^1$ vi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /in²⁴⁻¹¹ vi⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn-vi
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)in$^ˊ$ vi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yin$^1$ vi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)in²⁴⁻¹¹ vi⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: rhin$^ˋ$ vui$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʒin⁵³ vui³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: yin$^1$ vi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /in⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋi⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ing$^1$ vei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /iŋ¹¹ vei¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: éng-ṳē
*** Sinological IPA : /eiŋ⁵⁴ yɛ⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ĭng-ôi
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ $^{(Ø-)}$ŋui²⁴²/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ing$^1$ ui$^5$ [Phonetic: ing$^2$ ngui$^5$]
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ $^{(Ø-)}$ŋui²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang, Philippines)
*** 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, Philippines): /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: ing$^1$ ui$^5$ / êng$^1$ ui$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ing ûi / eng ûi
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ³³⁻²³ ui⁵⁵/, /eŋ³³⁻²³ ui⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$in-we$_6$
*** MiniDict: in$^平$ we$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$in-hhue$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /in⁵⁵ ɦue²¹/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /in⁴⁴ ɦue/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: in$^1$ uei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /in³³ u̯e̞i̯¹³/

### Conjunction

因為
* because; since; as
       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.
    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

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