Definify.com

Definition 2024

機緣

機緣

See also: 机缘

Chinese

		machine; opportunity; secret	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
trad. (機緣)		機	緣
simp. (机缘)		机	缘

Noun

機緣

good luck; lucky chance
(Buddhism) predestined situation

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jīyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ jyun⁴
Min Nan (POJ): ki-iân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ jyun⁴
  - Yale: gēi yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ jyn⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-iân
  - Tâi-lô: ki-iân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ iɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn²³/