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
alternative 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

(Hailu, HRS): rhan fun^˖
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): iân-hūn

(Teochew, Peng'im): uang⁵ hung⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuánfèn → yuánfen (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄣˋ → ㄩㄢˊ ˙ㄈㄣ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuánfe̊n
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-fên⁵
  - Yale: ywán-fen
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuan.fenn
  - Palladius: юаньфэнь (juanʹfɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ fən⁵¹/ → /ɥɛn³⁵ fən³/
  - Homophones:
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    猿糞 / 猿粪
    緣份 / 缘份
    緣分 / 缘分
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ fan⁶
  - Yale: yùhn fahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ fan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ fen⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ fɐn²²/
  - Homophones:
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    緣份 / 缘份
    緣分 / 缘分
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-fun
  - Hakka Romanization System: ien^ˇ fun
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² fun⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯en¹¹ fun⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-fun
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ian^ˇ fun
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² fun⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ fun⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: rhan fun^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /ʒan⁵⁵ fun³³/
Southern Min
- (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/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: uang⁵ hung⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uâng hūng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huŋ¹¹/

Note: Jieyang.

Noun

緣分

luck by which people are brought together
(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)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (緣分):

→ Korean: 연분(緣分) (yeonbun)
→ Vietnamese: duyên phận (緣分)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
緣	分

Noun

緣分

chữ Hán form of duyên phận