緣分

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

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• 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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      edit edit 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:

      edit edit 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

1. luck by which people are brought together
2. (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)