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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 guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
distantly related
related
why?
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]
fringe
geostrategic
good karma
limbic system
ill-fated relationship
trailing edge (of airplane wing)
chance
curb
(of a monk) to beg for food
to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor
blood relationship
electrical insulation
to have no contact with
geopolitics
rim
to originate from
chance
flange
(of a monk) to beg
a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
to marginalize
marginalized people (not part of mainstream society)
blood relationship
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
geographic situation
bloodline
to form ties
one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
predestined love
casual romance
good karma
border area
to be kindred spirits
reason
geopolitics
no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
fate or chance that brings people together
to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
a marriage predestined by fate
borderline personality disorder (BPD)
phylogenetic relationship
destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom)
(Buddhism) predestined relationship
edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery
to originate
reason
to curry favor
relations with other people