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化緣

化緣

See also: 化缘

Chinese

		to make into; to change into; -ization to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
trad. (化緣)		化	緣
simp. (化缘)		化	缘

Verb

化緣

(Buddhism) to beg for alms; to collect alms

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huàyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faa³ jyun⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hòa-iân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huàyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huahyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯a̠⁵¹ y̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faa³ jyun⁴
  - Yale: fa yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faa³ jyn⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /fɑː³³ jyːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hòa-iân
  - Tâi-lô: huà-iân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoarieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hua²¹⁻⁵³ iɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hua²¹⁻⁵³ iɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hua¹¹⁻⁵³ iɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hua²¹⁻⁴¹ iɛn²³/