有緣

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
trad. (有緣)		有	緣
simp. (有缘)		有	缘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒuyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ jyun⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yû-yèn / yû-yàn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iú-iân / ū-iân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒuyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒuyuán
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-yüan²
    • Yale: yǒu-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeouyuan
    • Palladius: ююань (jujuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ jyun⁴
    • Yale: yáuh yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ jyːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yû-yèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: iu´ ienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yiu¹ yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯u²⁴ i̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yû-yàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iu´ (r)ianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yiu¹ yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u²⁴ (j)i̯an¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iú-iân
    • Tâi-lô: iú-iân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iwieen
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɛn²³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-iân
    • Tâi-lô: ū-iân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uxieen
    • IPA (Taipei): /u³³⁻¹¹ iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /u³³⁻²¹ iɛn²³/

Verb

有緣

1. to be brought together by fate; to be related; to be predestined

   我們有緣做朋友嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   我们有缘做朋友吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒmen yǒuyuán zuò péngyǒu ma? [Pinyin]

   Can we become good friends?

   有緣再相會／有缘再相会 [Hokkien]  ―  iú-iân chài saⁿ-hōe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  see you again