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인연

인연

Korean

Noun

인연 • ‎(inyeon) ‎(hanja 因緣)

  1. chance; opportunity
  2. predestined relationship; fate, destiny
  3. (Buddhism) hetu and prataya, principal and secondary causes
  4. chain of cause and effect

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 因緣

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɲjʌ̹n/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 이년
Romanizations
Revised transcription inyeon
Revised transliteration in-yeon
McCune–Reischauer inyŏn
Yale in.yen

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