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緣份

緣份

See also: 緣分, 缘份, and 缘分

Chinese

		along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge	(a measure word for gifts, copies of a newspaper); copy (of newspaper, magazine, etc.); share (a measure word for gifts, copies of a newspaper); copy (of newspaper, magazine, etc.); share; portion; part; (a measure word)
trad. (緣份)		緣	份
simp. (缘份)		缘	份

Noun

緣份

Alternative form of 緣分／缘分 (yuánfèn).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yuánfèn

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ fan⁶
Min Nan (POJ): iân-hūn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yuánfèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanfenn
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn³⁵ fən⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    猿糞／猿粪
    緣份／缘份
    緣分／缘分
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ fan⁶
  - Yale: yùhn fahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ fan⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ fɐn²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân-hūn
  - Tâi-lô: iân-hūn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ienhun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² hun²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² hun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn¹³⁻²² hun²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ hun³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn²³⁻³³ hun³³/