yuán
cause
reason
karma
fate
predestined affinity
margin
hem
edge
along
dì yuán
geographic situation
geo-(politics etc)
wú yuán
to have no opportunity
no way (of doing sth)
no chance
no connection
not placed (in a competition)
(in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
biān yuán
edge
fringe
verge
brink
periphery
marginal
borderline
jué yuán
to have no contact with
to be cut off from
(electricity) to insulate
yīn yuán
chance
opportunity
predestined relationship
(Buddhist) principal and secondary causes
chain of cause and effect
yǒu yuán
related
brought together by fate
same karma
jī yuán
chance
opportunity
destiny
rén yuán
relations with people
popularity
liáng yuán
good karma
opportune connection with marriage partner
yuán fèn
fate or chance that brings people together
predestined affinity or relationship
(Budd.) destiny
yīn yuán
a marriage predestined by fate
qīn yuán
affinity
family relationship
consanguinity
biān yuán huà
to marginalize
marginalization
wú yuán wú gù
no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
xuè yuán guān xì
blood relationship
consanguinity
yuán fèn
also written 緣分|缘分
fate or chance that brings people together
predestined affinity or relationship
(Budd.) destiny
jìng huā yuán
Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍
jué yuán tǐ
electrical insulation
heat insulation
hòu yuán
trailing edge (of airplane wing)
yuǎn yuán
distantly related
remote affinity
yuán mù qiú yú
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
yǒu yuán wú fèn
destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom)
qián shì yīn yuán
a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
yín yuán
to curry favor
to advance one's career by toadying
rén yuán r
erhua variant of 人緣|人缘[ren2 yuan2]
guǎng jié liáng yuán
to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
qián yuán wèi liǎo
one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
yín yuán pān fù
to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor
social climbing
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
to guard a tree-stump waiting for rabbits and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
shǒu zhū yuán mù
abbr. for 守株待兔，緣木求魚|守株待兔，缘木求鱼[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2]
lù shuǐ yīn yuán
casual romance
short-lived relationship
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