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因缘

yīn yuándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-861bbf360880e1f6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

因緣 因缘 [yin1 yuan2] /chance/opportunity/predestined relationship/(Buddhist) principal and secondary causes/chain of cause and effect/

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Other forms in these source records: 因緣

  • 因
    yīn

    cause / reason / because

  • 缘
    yuán

    cause / reason / karma / fate / predestined affinity / margin / hem / edge / along

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.