1 cause

2 origin

3 root cause

4 reason

5 classifier: 个 gè

1 to blow

2 to play a wind instrument

3 to blast

4 to puff

5 to boast

6 to brag

7 to end in failure

8 to fall through

1 old variant of 因[yīn]

1 thus

2 consequently

3 as a result

1 because

2 owing to

3 on account of

1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined

2 interdependent

1 What brings you here? (idiom)

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

1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious

2 nitpick

1 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)

2 fig. to die

3 to bite the dust

4 to be over and done with