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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1缘故 緣故 yuán yuan2 gu4reason; cause
2边缘 邊緣 biān yuánbian1 yuan2edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline
3 yuányuan2cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along
4血缘 血緣 xuè yuánxue4 yuan2bloodline
5绝缘 絕緣 jué yuánjue2 yuan2to have no contact with; to be cut off from; (electricity) to insulate
6亲缘 親緣 qīn yuánqin1 yuan2blood relationship; genetic relationship; consanguinity
7边缘地区 邊緣地區 biān yuán bian1 yuan2 di4 qu1border area
8边缘化 邊緣化 biān yuán huàbian1 yuan2 hua4to marginalize; marginalization
9边缘人 邊緣人 biān yuán rénbian1 yuan2 ren2marginalized people (not part of mainstream society); marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either)
10边缘系统 邊緣系統 biān yuán tǒngbian1 yuan2 xi4 tong3limbic system
11边缘性人格障碍 邊緣性人格障礙 biān yuán xìng rén zhàng àibian1 yuan2 xing4 ren2 ge2 zhang4 ai4borderline personality disorder (BPD)
12地缘 地緣 yuándi4 yuan2geographic situation; geo-(politics etc)
13地缘战略 地緣戰略 yuán zhàn lüèdi4 yuan2 zhan4 lu:e4geostrategic
14地缘政治 地緣政治 yuán zhèng zhìdi4 yuan2 zheng4 zhi4geopolitics; geopolitical
15地缘政治学 地緣政治學 yuán zhèng zhì xuédi4 yuan2 zheng4 zhi4 xue2geopolitics
16广结良缘 廣結良緣 guǎng jié liáng yuánguang3 jie2 liang2 yuan2to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
17广结人缘 廣結人緣 guǎng jié rén yuánguang3 jie2 ren2 yuan2to make friends all around (idiom)
18广结善缘 廣結善緣 guǎng jié shàn yuánguang3 jie2 shan4 yuan2to make friends all around (idiom)
19后缘 後緣 hòu yuánhou4 yuan2trailing edge (of airplane wing)
20化缘 化緣 huà yuánhua4 yuan2(of a monk) to beg
21机缘 機緣 yuánji1 yuan2chance; opportunity; destiny
22结缘 結緣 jié yuánjie2 yuan2to form ties; to become attached (to sb, sth)
23金玉良缘 金玉良緣 jīn liáng yuánjin1 yu4 liang2 yuan2perfect marriage (idiom)
24镜花缘 鏡花緣 jìng huā yuánJing4 hua1 Yuan2Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍
25绝缘体 絕緣體 jué yuán jue2 yuan2 ti3electrical insulation; heat insulation
26良缘 良緣 liáng yuánliang2 yuan2good karma; opportune connection with marriage partner
27了悟前缘 了悟前緣 liǎo qián yuánliao3 wu4 qian2 yuan2to accept fate as caused by a previous incarnation (idiom)
28露水姻缘 露水姻緣 shuǐ yīn yuánlu4 shui3 yin1 yuan2casual romance; short-lived relationship
29路缘 路緣 yuánlu4 yuan2curb
30轮缘 輪緣 lún yuánlun2 yuan2rim; edge of wheel
31募缘 募緣 yuánmu4 yuan2(of a monk) to beg for food
32孽缘 孽緣 niè yuánnie4 yuan2ill-fated relationship
33前世姻缘 前世姻緣 qián shì yīn yuánqian2 shi4 yin1 yuan2a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
34前缘未了 前緣未了 qián yuán wèi liǎoqian2 yuan2 wei4 liao3one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
35亲缘关系 親緣關係 qīn yuán guān qin1 yuan2 guan1 xi4phylogenetic relationship
36情缘 情緣 qíng yuánqing2 yuan2predestined love; love affinity
37人缘 人緣 rén yuánren2 yuan2relations with other people
38人缘儿 人緣兒 rén yuán rren2 yuan2 r5erhua variant of 人缘
39三世有缘 三世有緣 sān shì yǒu yuánsan1 shi4 you3 yuan2This is a most fortunate encounter (as though destined). (idiom)
40善缘 善緣 shàn yuánshan4 yuan2good karma
41守株待兔,缘木求鱼 守株待兔,緣木求魚 shǒu zhū dài , yuán qiú shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
42守株缘木 守株緣木 shǒu zhū yuán shou3 zhu1 yuan2 mu4abbr. for 守株待兔守株待兔缘木求鱼
43俗缘未了 俗緣未了 yuán wèi liǎosu2 yuan2 wei4 liao3The time has not yet come for entering a monastery. (idiom)
44宿缘 宿緣 yuánsu4 yuan2(Buddhism) predestined relationship
45随缘乐助 隨緣樂助 suí yuán zhùsui2 yuan2 le4 zhu4to donate according to the situation (idiom)
46天假良缘 天假良緣 tiān jiǎ liáng yuántian1 jia3 liang2 yuan2affinity given by Heaven; rare chance (idiom)
47投缘 投緣 tóu yuántou2 yuan2to be kindred spirits; to hit it off
48凸缘 凸緣 yuántu1 yuan2flange
49无缘 無緣 yuánwu2 yuan2to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
50无缘无故 無緣無故 yuán wu2 yuan2 wu2 gu4no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
51血缘关系 血緣關係 xuè yuán guān xue4 yuan2 guan1 xi4blood relationship; consanguinity
52因缘 因緣 yīn yuányin1 yuan2a marriage predestined by fate; chance; opportunity; predestined relationship; (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes; chain of cause and effect
53夤缘 夤緣 yín yuányin2 yuan2to curry favor; to advance one's career by toadying
54夤缘际会 夤緣際會 yín yuán huìyin2 yuan2 ji4 hui4to ride the crest of good luck (idiom)
55夤缘攀附 夤緣攀附 yín yuán pān yin2 yuan2 pan1 fu4to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor; social climbing
56有人缘儿 有人緣兒 yǒu rén yuán ryou3 ren2 yuan2 r5to be likable; to be popular
57有缘 有緣 yǒu yuányou3 yuan2related; brought together by fate
58有缘无分 有緣無分 yǒu yuán fènyou3 yuan2 wu2 fen4destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom)
59遇合有缘 遇合有緣 yǒu yuányu4 he2 you3 yuan2The meeting is destined. (idiom)
60缘分 緣分 yuán fènyuan2 fen4also written 緣分 |缘分 ; fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny; fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny
61缘何 緣何 yuán yuan2 he2why?; for what reason?
62缘木求鱼 緣木求魚 yuán qiú yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
63缘浓情深 緣濃情深 yuán nóng qíng shēnyuan2 nong2 qing2 shen1to have a deep affection for sb. as though it were destined (idiom)
64缘起 緣起 yuán yuan2 qi3origin
65缘饰 緣飾 yuán shìyuan2 shi4fringe
66缘由 緣由 yuán yóuyuan2 you2reason; cause
67缘于 緣於 yuán yuan2 yu2to originate from; to come from the fact that; owing to; because of
68远缘 遠緣 yuǎn yuányuan3 yuan2distantly related; remote affinity

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