緣U+7DE315 STROKES
Entry·pron. yuán
ㄩㄢˊ
“edge; hem; reason; cause; fate; karma; predestined affinity; opportunity for connection; to climb; to surround”
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- 邊緣ㄅㄧㄢ ㄩㄢˊedge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline
- 緣故ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋreason; cause; the why behind something; (archaic or literary) unexpected turn of events, mishap.
- 因緣ㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊpredestined relationship; romantic or karmic connection; (Buddhist) cause and condition; chance or opportunity; on this basis; according to this
- 無緣ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˊto have no opportunity; no chance; no connection; no way of doing something; (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together; (Taiwan) no reason, no way to
- 緣分ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄣˋfate or chance that brings people together; a predestined affinity or connection between people; (Buddhism) karmic destiny.
- 機緣ㄐㄧ ㄩㄢˊchance; opportunity; a favorable turn of events; a lucky break.
- 地緣ㄉㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊgeographic relations; geopolitical ties; strategic position based on location; regional connections.
- 血緣ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄩㄢˊblood relationship; kinship; people who share the same ancestors
- 邊緣化ㄅㄧㄢ ㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋto marginalize; to push to the periphery; to make someone or something less important or relevant.
- 人緣ㄖㄣˊ ㄩㄢˊhow well one gets along with others; likability; social rapport; interpersonal appeal.
- 因緣際會ㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋa fateful coincidence; a chance encounter; a serendipitous meeting; an opportunity arising from circumstances
- 結緣ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄢˊto form a connection or bond with someone or something; in Buddhism, to establish a karmic relationship or spiritual tie.
- 緣由ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊthe origin and cause of something; the whole story behind how something began; the reason why something happened.
- 緣起ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇorigin or cause of something; preface stating the reason for compiling a work; public notice announcing an initiative; a Tang-era storytelling art form narrating Buddhist tales
- 有緣ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊbrought together by fate; having a destined connection; sharing a karmic bond
- 姻緣ㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊdestined marital bond between a man and woman; karmic affinity or predestined relationship; underlying cause or karmic connection
- 隨緣ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄩㄢˊto let things happen naturally; to accept circumstances as they come; to act according to conditions without forcing outcomes
- 奇緣ㄑㄧˊ ㄩㄢˊextraordinary or remarkable destiny; a rare, fateful connection between people
- 情緣ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊemotional bond; romantic fate; the destiny that draws two people together in love
- 無緣無故ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋfor no reason; without cause or provocation
- 絕緣ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˊhaving no connection or possibility; to cut off contact; blocking the flow of electric current, electrical insulation
- 外緣ㄨㄞˋ ㄩㄢˊouter edge; periphery; external conditions or factors (Buddhist context)
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