有緣無分

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge	not have	to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)
trad. (有緣無分)		有	緣	無	分
simp. (有缘无分)		有	缘	无	分
alternative forms		有緣無份／有缘无份

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǒuyuánwúfèn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄈㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ jyun⁴ mou⁴ fan⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǒuyuánwúfèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄈㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǒuyuánwúfèn
  - Wade–Giles: yu³-yüan²-wu²-fên⁴
  - Yale: yǒu-ywán-wú-fèn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeouyuanwufenn
  - Palladius: ююаньуфэнь (jujuanʹufɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵ u³⁵ fən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁵ jyun⁴ mou⁴ fan⁶
  - Yale: yáuh yùhn mòuh fahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ jyn⁴ mou⁴ fan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ yun⁴ mou⁴ fen⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ jyːn²¹ mou̯²¹ fɐn²²/

Idiom

有緣無分

(of two people) to be destined to meet, but not fated to be together; not meant to be together; (in general) to be not destined for each other

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (有緣無分):

→ Vietnamese: hữu duyên vô phận (有緣無分)

Others:

→ Vietnamese: có duyên không phận (calque)

See also

緣分／缘分 (yuánfèn)

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