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凡事必有因 (faan4 si6 bit1 jau5 jan1) — everything happens for a reason (lit., "all matters surely have a cause") in Cantonese

faanˎ₄凡siˍ₆事bitˉ¹必jauˏ₅有janˉ¹因
Mandarin Pinyin: fan2 shi4 bi4 you3 yin1

Meaning of 凡事必有因

nouneverything happens for a reason (lit., "all matters surely have a cause")

Characters in 凡事必有因

凡faan4
every; any; altogether; whenever
事si6
be engaged in; go in for
必bit1
an emphatic particle
有jau5
there is; exist; be present
因jan1
in accordance with; according to; on the basis of; in the light of

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