隨緣

Chinese

		to follow; to comply with; to allow to follow; to comply with; to allow; surname	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
trad. (隨緣)		隨	緣
simp. (随缘)		随	缘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suíyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi⁴ jyun⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sùi-yèn / sùi-yàn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: suíyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: suéiyuán
    • Wade–Giles: sui²-yüan²
    • Yale: swéi-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sweiyuan
    • Palladius: суйюань (sujjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi⁴ jyun⁴
    • Yale: chèuih yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey⁴ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu⁴ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ jyːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sùi-yèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: sui^ˇ ien^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sui² yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /su̯i¹¹ i̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sùi-yàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: sui^ˇ (r)ian^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sui² yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /su̯i¹¹ (j)i̯an¹¹/

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• Middle Chinese: zjwe ywen

Rime
Character	隨	緣
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	邪 (17)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	支 (12)	仙 (78)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	旬爲切	與專切
Baxter	zjwe	ywen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ziuᴇ/	/jiuᴇn/
Pan Wuyun	/zʷiɛ/	/jʷiɛn/
Shao Rongfen	/zjuɛ/	/juæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/zwiə̆/	/jwian/
Li Rong	/ziue/	/iuɛn/
Wang Li	/zǐwe/	/jĭwɛn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/zwie̯/	/i̯wɛn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	suí	yuán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi4	jyun4

Verb

隨緣

1. to accord with conditions; to follow destiny; to let things run their natural course

   甲：你愛我嗎？乙：一切隨緣吧！ [MSC, trad.]
   甲：你爱我吗？乙：一切随缘吧！ [MSC, simp.]

   Jiǎ: nǐ ài wǒ ma? Yǐ: yīqiè suíyuán ba! [Pinyin]

   A: Do you love me?
   B: I think it's better to let nature take its course.

   • 前塵硬化像石頭　隨緣地拋下便逃走 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     前尘硬化像石头　随缘地抛下便逃走 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2006, 陳奕迅 (lyrics 林夕), 《富士山下》

     cin⁴ can⁴ ngaang⁶ faa³ zoeng⁶ sek⁶ tau⁴, ceoi⁴ jyun⁴ dei⁶ paau¹ haa⁶ bin⁶ tou⁴ zau² [Jyutping]

     The past is already solidified like a rock,
     Let bygones be bygones, follow destiny and move on;

Derived terms

• 隨緣樂助／随缘乐助

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (隨緣):

• → Vietnamese: tuỳ duyên (隨緣)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “隨緣” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].