所以然 (so2 ji5 jin4) — the reason why; the whys and wherefores in Cantonese
soˊ²所jiˏ₅以jinˎ₄然Mandarin Pinyin: suo3 yi3 ran2
Meaning of 所以然
nounthe reason why; the whys and wherefores
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