1 cause

2 origin

3 root cause

4 reason

5 classifier: 个 gè

1 old variant of 因[yīn]

1 thus

2 consequently

3 as a result

1 because

2 owing to

3 on account of

1 basic

2 fundamental

3 main

4 elementary

1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined

2 interdependent

1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game

2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine

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

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

1 varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual