tuỳ duyên

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tùy duyên

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 隨緣, composed of 隨 (“according to”) and 緣 (“fate; destiny”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [twi˨˩ zwiən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [twɪj˦˩ jwiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩ j⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧]

Verb

tuỳ duyên

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