故所以

Chinese

		happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	therefore; so; consequently
trad. (故所以)		故	所以
simp. #(故所以)		故	所以

Pronunciation

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kú-só-yî
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ku-su₅-i₅

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• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kú-só-yî
    • Hakka Romanization System: gu^ˋ so^ˋ i^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gu³ so³ yi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ku³¹ so³¹ i²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kú-só-yî
    • Hakka Romanization System: gu^ˋ so^ˋ (r)i^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gu³ so³ yi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ku³¹ so³¹ (j)i²⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵ku-su₅-i₅
    • MiniDict: ku^去 su^去 i^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ku-su₂-i₂
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ku³³ su⁵⁵ i²¹/

Conjunction

故所以

1. (Sixian Hakka, Shanghainese, Loudi Xiang) therefore; so

   • 故所以，今下創讀唐書就係救客家人，救客家話。 [Sixian Hakka, trad.]
     故所以，今下创读唐书就系救客家人，救客家话。 [Sixian Hakka, simp.]

     From: 2008, 黎華亮, 讀唐書毋單只為客話傳承

     Ku-só-yî, kîm-ha chhóng thu̍k thòng-sû chhiu he kiu Hak-kâ-ngìn, kiu Hak-kâ-fa. [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]

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   • 故所以菅仔打花　掂菸秧介時節　秀仔歸來 [Sixian Hakka, trad.]
     故所以菅仔打花　掂烟秧介时节　秀仔归来 [Sixian Hakka, simp.]

     From: 2013, 交工樂隊, lyrics by 鍾永豐, 秀仔歸來

     ku-só-yî kôn-é tá-fâ, tiam yân-yông e sṳ̀-chiet, Siu-é kûi-lòi [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 所以 (“so; therefore”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		是以, 是故, 故, 以, 以是, 以故
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		所以, 因此, 因而, 故, 故此, 故而
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	所以
	Singapore	所以
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	所以
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	所以
Cantonese	Guangzhou	所以, 故此
	Hong Kong	所以
	Singapore (Guangfu)	所以
Gan	Nanchang	故是
Hakka	Meixian	所以, 故此
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	故所, 所以
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	故所, 所以, 故所以
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	所以
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	所以
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	所以, 故所
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	所以
Huizhou	Jixi	所以上
Northern Min	Jian'ou	故此
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	故此
Southern Min	Xiamen	所以
	Quanzhou	所以
	Zhangzhou	所以
	Tainan	所以
	Penang (Hokkien)	所以
	Singapore (Hokkien)	所以
	Manila (Hokkien)	所以
	Wenchang	所以
Wu	Shanghai	所以, 咾, 葛咾, 因此, 故所以 dated, 故而 dated, 所以緣故 dated, 為此緣故 dated, 因此緣故 dated
	Shanghai (Chongming)	故所以
Xiang	Loudi	故所以