1 son

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 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)

2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise

1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)

2 one doesn't act without some incentive

1 rebels and traitors (idiom)

2 general term for scoundrel

1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined

2 interdependent