因緣

因緣

See also: 因縁 and 因缘

Chinese

		cause; reason; because	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
trad. (因緣)		因	緣
simp. (因缘)		因	缘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīnyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ jyun⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yîn-yèn / yîn-yàn
• Min Nan (POJ): in-iân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: yīnyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inyuan
    • IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 因緣／因缘 姻緣／姻缘

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: jan¹ jyun⁴
    • Yale: yān yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ yun⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 因緣／因缘 姻緣／姻缘

• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn-yèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: in´ ienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin¹ yan²
    • IPA: /in²⁴ i̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn-yàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)in´ (r)ianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin¹ yan²
    • IPA: /(j)in²⁴ (j)i̯an¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: in-iân
    • Tâi-lô: in-iân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: in'ieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /in⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /in³³ iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /in⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /in⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /in⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn²³/

Noun

因緣

1. chance; opportunity
2. predestined relationship; fate; destiny
3. (Buddhism) hetu and prataya; principal and secondary causes
4. chain of cause and effect

Synonyms

• (predestined relationship): (literary) 分緣／分缘 (fènyuán), 姻緣／姻缘 (yīnyuán), 緣分／缘分 (yuánfèn)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
因	緣

Noun

因緣 • (inyeon) (hangeul 인연)

1. Hanja form^? of 인연.