結緣

Chinese

		knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
trad. (結緣)		結	緣
simp. (结缘)		结	缘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiéyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): git³ jyun⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiet-yèn / kiat-yàn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiat-iân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiéyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiéyuán
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-yüan²
    • Yale: jyé-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyeyuan
    • Palladius: цзеюань (czejuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: git³ jyun⁴
    • Yale: git yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: git⁸ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gid³ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚³ jyːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiet-yèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: gied` ienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giad<sup>5</sup> yan<sup>2</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯et̚² i̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiat-yàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: giad` (r)ianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵ yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯at̚² (j)i̯an¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiat-iân
    • Tâi-lô: kiat-iân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiat'ieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ iɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ iɛn²³/

Verb

結緣

1. to form ties (of affection, friendship, etc.); to become attached to