因緣
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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
- 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:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yinyuán
- Wade–Giles: yin1-yüan2
- Yale: yīn-ywán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inyuan
- Palladius: иньюань (inʹjuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /in⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
- Homophones:
因緣／因缘
姻緣／姻缘
- (Standard Chinese)
- 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:
因緣／因缘
姻緣／姻缘
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn-yèn
- Hakka Romanization System: inˊ ienˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: yin1 yan2
- Sinological IPA: /in²⁴ i̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn-yàn
- Hakka Romanization System: (r)inˊ (r)ianˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: yin1 yan2
- Sinological IPA: /(j)in²⁴ (j)i̯an¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: 'jin ywen
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ʔi lon/
- (Zhengzhang): /*qin lon/
Noun
因緣
- chance; opportunity
- predestined relationship; fate; destiny
- (Buddhism) hetu and prataya; principal and secondary causes
- chain of cause and effect
Synonyms
- (opportunity):
- 商機／商机 (shāngjī) (business opportunity)
- 契機／契机 (qìjī)
- 戰機／战机 (zhànjī) (opportunity for victory in battle)
- 時機／时机 (shíjī)
- 機會／机会 (jīhuì)
- 機遇／机遇 (jīyù)
- 火候 (huǒhòu) (figurative)
- 空子 (kòngzi) (opportunity to take advantage of)
- 空隙 (kòngxì)
- 節裉兒／节裉儿 (Xinzhou)
- 縫縫／缝缝 (fong4 fong4-1) (Sichuanese, Wu)
- 縫縫兒／缝缝儿 (fong4 fongr4-1) (Sichuanese)
- 茬口 (chákǒu) (regional)
- 遇 (yù) (literary, or in compounds)
- 際遇／际遇 (jìyù) (literary)
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 因 | 緣 |
| いん Grade: 5 |
えん > ねん Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 因緣 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 因緣, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 因 | 緣 |
Noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 因 | 緣 |
Noun
因緣
- chữ Hán form of nhân duyên.