孽緣
Chinese
| consequence of sin | along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (孽緣) | 孽 | 緣 | |
| simp. (孽缘) | 孽 | 缘 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nièyuán
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nièyuán
- Wade–Giles: nieh4-yüan2
- Yale: nyè-ywán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niehyuan
- Palladius: неюань (nejuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯ɛ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jip6 jyun4
- Yale: yihp yùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jip9 jyn4
- Guangdong Romanization: yib6 yun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːp̚² jyːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
孽緣
- a “fateful coincidence” (yuanfen) one wishes had not happened in the first place; doomed love (Classifier: 段)