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Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「造因得果」 and how it’s used.

The idiom 「造因得果」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.

It means that no matter what kind of cause and condition you create, you will get corresponding consequences.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zào yīn dé guǒ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jou6 yan1 dak1 go2

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