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): ㄧㄣㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ jyun⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yîn-yèn / yîn-yàn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): in-iân
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹in-yoe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīnyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yinyuán
  - Wade–Giles: yin¹-yüan²
  - Yale: yīn-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inyuan
  - Palladius: иньюань (inʹjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jan¹ jyun⁴
  - Yale: yān yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/
  - Homophones:
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Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn-yèn
  - Hakka Romanization System: in^ˊ ien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yin¹ yan²
  - Sinological IPA: /in²⁴ i̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn-yàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)in^ˊ (r)ian^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yin¹ yan²
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)in²⁴ (j)i̯an¹¹/
Southern Min
- (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/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹in-yoe
  - MiniDict: in^平 yoe
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹in-hhyoe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /in⁵⁵ ɦyø²¹/

Middle Chinese: 'jin ywen

Rime
Character	因	緣
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)	仙 (78)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	於眞切	與專切
Baxter	'jin	ywen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔiɪn/	/jiuᴇn/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔin/	/jʷiɛn/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔjen/	/juæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔin/	/jwian/
Li Rong	/ʔiĕn/	/iuɛn/
Wang Li	/ĭĕn/	/jĭwɛn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ĕn/	/i̯wɛn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yīn	yuán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jan¹	jyun⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*ʔi[n] lon/

(Zhengzhang): /*qin lon/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	因	緣
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yīn	yuán
Middle Chinese	‹ ʔjin ›	‹ ywen ›
Old Chinese	/*ʔi[n]/	/*lon/
English	rely on	go along, follow
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	因	緣
Reading #	1/1	1/2
No.	15176	12527
Phonetic component	因	彖
Rime group	眞	元
Rime subdivision	1	3
Corresponding MC rime	因	沿
Old Chinese	/*qin/	/*lon/
Notes	甲文象人臥於茵席，爲茵初文