宿緣

Chinese

		(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
trad. (宿緣)		宿	緣
simp. (宿缘)		宿	缘
alternative forms		夙緣／夙缘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sùyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): suk¹ jyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sùyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sùyuán
    • Wade–Giles: su⁴-yüan²
    • Yale: sù-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhyuan
    • Palladius: суюань (sujuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: suk¹ jyun⁴
    • Yale: sūk yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: suk⁷ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sug¹ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊk̚⁵ jyːn²¹/

Noun

宿緣

1. (Buddhism) predestined cause; preordained relationship; fate inherited from a previous incarnation