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kiejieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

this being the case; since; inasmuch as

既然

🗣 kiejieen 🗣 (u: kix'jieen) 既然 [wt][mo] kì-jiân/kì-liân [#]

1. (Conj) || 已經如此之意。多用在上半句的句首。

🗣le: (u: Kix'jieen y bøo sviu'beq zøx, lie tø maix biern'kiorng`y.) 🗣 (既然伊無想欲做，你就莫勉強伊。) (既然他不想做了，你就別勉強他。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

kahsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq'si; (kix'jieen) [[...]] 

since — in the sense of circumstances

既然

• Y kahsi (kiejieen) teq phoarpve, itteng bøextaxng laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kaq'si (kix'jieen) teq phoax'pve, id'teng be'taxng laai.; Y kaq'si (kix'jieen) teq phoax'pve/pvi, id'teng bøe'taxng laai. [[...]] 
  Since he is sick, he certainly cannot be here.
  他既然生病了,一定不能來。

• Y kahsi m laai, maix køq khix kiøx y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kaq'si m laai, maix køq khix kiøx y. [[...]] 
  Since he doesn't want to come, don't go and call him again.
  他既然不來,不要再去叫他。

kiejieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix'jieen; (kie'jieen) [[...]] 

this being the case, since, inasmuch as

既然

• kiejieen afnny ... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix'jieen arn'ny ... [[...]] 
  since it is so...
  既然這樣 ...

• Y kyjieen m laai, larn mxbiern tarn y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kie'jieen m laai, larn m'biern tarn y. [[...]] 
  Since he is not coming, we need not wait for him.
  他既然不來,我們不用等他

kiejieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix'jieen [[...]] 

since, seeing that

既然

kiejieen 既然 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix'jieen [[...]] 

既然

kiejieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix'jieen [[...]][i#] [p.132]

Ccl : (after Subject in cl which gives the ground or reason for the action in the following cl): since, seeing that

既然

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