有緣無分

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge	not have	to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)
trad. (有緣無分)		有	緣	無	分
simp. (有缘无分)		有	缘	无	分
alternative forms		有緣無份／有缘无份

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒuyuánwúfèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄈㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ jyun⁴ mou⁴ fan⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒuyuánwúfèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄈㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒuyuánwúfèn
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-yüan²-wu²-fên⁴
    • Yale: yǒu-ywán-wú-fèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeouyuanwufenn
    • Palladius: ююаньуфэнь (jujuanʹufɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵ u³⁵ fən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ jyun⁴ mou⁴ fan⁶
    • Yale: yáuh yùhn mòuh fahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ jyn⁴ mou⁴ fan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ yun⁴ mou⁴ fen⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ jyːn²¹ mou̯²¹ fɐn²²/

Idiom

有緣無分

1. (of two people) to be destined to meet, but not fated to be together; not meant to be together; (in general) to be not destined for each other

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (有緣無分):

• → Vietnamese: hữu duyên vô phận (有緣無分)

Others:

• → Vietnamese: có duyên không phận (calque)

See also

• 緣分／缘分 (yuánfèn)