緣故
ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ
“reason; cause; the why behind something; (archaic or literary) unexpected turn of events, mishap.”
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- 故事ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋnarrative; story; tale; old practice; old custom; accident or incident
- 故意ㄍㄨˋ ㄧˋdeliberately; on purpose; intentionally; (law) the mental state of knowingly intending or allowing an outcome
- 事故ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋan accident; an unexpected harmful event; a mishap; an unforeseen incident
- 故鄉ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤhometown; native place; homeland; the place where one was born or grew up.
- 故宮ㄍㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥformer imperial palace; the Forbidden City in Beijing; the Palace Museum (Beijing or Taipei)
- 邊緣ㄅㄧㄢ ㄩㄢˊedge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline
- 故障ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄤˋmalfunction; breakdown; defect; fault; failure; bug (in software); shortcoming; impediment; error.
- 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
- 已故ㄧˇ ㄍㄨˋdeceased; no longer alive; the late
- 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.