缘
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Definitions
- 1. cause
- 2. reason
- 3. karma
- 4. fate
- 5. predestined affinity
- 6. margin
- 7. hem
- 8. edge
- 9. along
Words Containing 缘
to have no opportunity
to have no contact with
fate or chance that brings people together
reason
bloodline
edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery
relations with other people
flange
a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
(of a monk) to beg for food
(of a monk) to beg
good karma
chance
geographic situation
geostrategic
geopolitics
geopolitics
to curry favor
to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor
a marriage predestined by fate
ill-fated relationship
to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
(Buddhism) predestined relationship
to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
trailing edge (of airplane wing)
predestined love
to be kindred spirits
related
destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom)
chance
no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
to form ties
electrical insulation
why?
to originate from
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
reason
to originate
fringe
good karma
blood relationship
blood relationship
phylogenetic relationship
curb
rim
distantly related
marginalized people (not part of mainstream society)
to marginalize
border area
borderline personality disorder (BPD)
limbic system
Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍[lǐ rǔ zhēn]
casual romance