緣分

See also: 缘分

Chinese

		along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge	to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng
trad. (緣分)		緣	分
simp. (缘分)		缘	分
variant forms		緣份／缘份
anagram		分緣／分缘

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánfèn

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ fan⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yèn-fun / yàn-fun
Min Nan (POJ): iân-hūn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: yuánfèn → yuánfen (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄣˋ → ㄩㄢˊ ˙ㄈㄣ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuan.fenn
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn³⁵ fən⁵¹/ → /y̯ɛn³⁵ fən³/
  - Homophones:
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    猿糞／猿粪
    緣份／缘份
    緣分／缘分
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ fan⁶
  - Yale: yùhn fahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ fan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ fen⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ fɐn²²/
  - Homophones:
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    緣份／缘份
    緣分／缘分
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-fun
  - Hakka Romanization System: ienˇ fun
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² fun⁴
  - IPA: /i̯en¹¹ fun⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-fun
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ianˇ fun
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² fun⁴
  - IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ fun⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân-hūn
  - Tâi-lô: iân-hūn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ienhun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² hun²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² hun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn¹³⁻²² hun²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ hun³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn²³⁻³³ hun³³/

Noun

緣分

luck by which people are brought together
(Buddhism) the predetermined principle that dictates a person's relationships and encounters, usually positive, such as the affinity among friends or lovers

Synonyms

(luck by which people are brought together): (literary) 分緣／分缘 (fènyuán), 因緣／因缘 (yīnyuán), 姻緣／姻缘 (yīnyuán)

See also

猿糞／猿粪 (yuánfèn)

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