攀緣

See also: 攀缘

Chinese

		climb up; pull	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
trad. (攀緣)		攀	緣
simp. (攀缘)		攀	缘
alternative forms		攀援

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pānyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄢ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): paan¹ jyun⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phan-iân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pānyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄢ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: panyuán
    • Wade–Giles: pʻan¹-yüan²
    • Yale: pān-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: panyuan
    • Palladius: паньюань (panʹjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰän⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: paan¹ jyun⁴
    • Yale: pāan yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paan¹ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pan¹ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːn⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phan-iân
    • Tâi-lô: phan-iân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phan'ieen
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰan³³ iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰan⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰan⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: phaen ywen

Rime
Character	攀	緣
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	刪 (69)	仙 (78)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	普班切	與專切
Baxter	phaen	ywen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰˠan/	/jiuᴇn/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰᵚan/	/jʷiɛn/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰɐn/	/juæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰaɨn/	/jwian/
Li Rong	/pʰan/	/iuɛn/
Wang Li	/pʰan/	/jĭwɛn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pʰan/	/i̯wɛn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	pān	yuán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	paan1	jyun4

Verb

攀緣

1. to climb; to clamber; to scale
2. to climb a social ladder through pull

Synonyms

• (to climb):

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• 攀爬 (pānpá)
• 攀登 (pāndēng)
• 攀附 (pānfù)
• 登 (dēng)