reason; cause

(idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for

the late; deceased

happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead

what for?; what's the reason?

accident

without cause or reason

an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune

the ways of the world

sophisticated; worldly-wise

to die; to pass away

to find an excuse

classical story or quote from the literature; the story behind sth

variant of 緣故|缘故[yuan2 gu4]

for some reason

as before; as usual; (to be) like old friends

anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)

to find a pretext for refusing

old friend; former acquaintance

therefore; so; consequently

to die of an illness

to die

old friend; correct interpretation

familiarity at first sight

old friends and relatives

somehow

unworldly; unsophisticated

worldly wisdom; the ways of the world; to know how to get on in the world

accident causing injury or death

(idiom) back to where we were; absolutely no improvement; things haven't changed at all

variant of 平白無故|平白无故[ping2 bai2 wu2 gu4]

(idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably

historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying

(idiom) to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially

a shipwreck; a sinking

without relatives or friends

(idiom) to have some sort of connection (personal or familial etc)

experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise; sophisticated

accident occurring due to negligence

follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut; always the same routine

lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom); fig. unrelated to one another in any way