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姻緣

姻緣

See also: 姻缘

Chinese

		marriage connections	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
trad. (姻緣)		姻	緣
simp. (姻缘)		姻	缘

Noun

姻緣

happy fate which brings lovers together

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yīnyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ jyun⁴
Min Nan (POJ): in-iân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yīnyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    因緣／因缘
    姻緣／姻缘
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan¹ jyun⁴
  - Yale: yān yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ jyn⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: in-iân
  - Tâi-lô: in-iân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: in'ieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /in³³ iɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /in⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /in⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /in⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /in⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn¹³/