cơ duyên

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 機緣.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

duyên

  1. amount of luck one is predestined to have
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1]:
      群𡗉恩爱貝饒 / 機緣󰅹㐌歇兜倍之
      Còn nhiều ân ái với nhau, / Cơ duyên nào đã hết đâu vội gì?
      We still feel much love for one another, / The luck we were apportioned has not yet run out, so why hurry?