1 cause

2 origin

3 root cause

4 reason

5 classifier: 个 gè

1 old variant of 因[yīn]

1 because

2 owing to

3 on account of

1 surname Hou

1 karma

2 cause and effect

1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined

2 interdependent

1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea

2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)

1 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development

1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)

2 history is written by the victors

1 to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends