有緣

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
trad. (有緣)		有	緣
simp. (有缘)		有	缘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒuyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ jyun⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iú-iân / ū-iân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒuyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒuyuán
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-yüan²
    • Yale: yǒu-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeouyuan
    • Palladius: ююань (jujuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ jyun⁴
    • Yale: yáuh yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ jyːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iú-iân / ū-iân
    • Tâi-lô: iú-iân / ū-iân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iwieen, uxieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɛn²⁴/, /u²²⁻²¹ iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iɛn²⁴/, /u⁴¹⁻²² iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɛn¹³/, /u²²⁻²¹ iɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɛn²⁴/, /u³³⁻¹¹ iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɛn²³/, /u³³⁻²¹ iɛn²³/

Verb

有緣

1. to be brought together by fate; to be related; to be predestined

   我們有緣做朋友嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   我们有缘做朋友吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒmen yǒuyuán zuò péngyǒu ma? [Pinyin]

   Can we become good friends?

   有緣再相會／有缘再相会 [Hokkien]  ―  iú-iân chài saⁿ-hōe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  see you again