cơ duyên
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 機緣.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəː˧˧ zwiən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəː˧˧ jwiəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəː˧˧ j⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧]
Noun
[edit]- amount of luck one is predestined to have
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1]:
- 群𡗉恩爱貝饒 / 機緣㐌歇兜倍之
- Còn nhiều ân ái với nhau, / Cơ duyên nào đã hết đâu vội gì?
- We still feel much love for one another, / The luck we were apportioned has not yet run out, so why hurry?