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有緣無分
yǒu yuán wú fèn
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destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom)
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機緣
jī yuán
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chance;
opportunity;
destiny
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無緣
wú yuán
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to 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
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無緣無故
wú yuán wú gù
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no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
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結緣
jié yuán
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to form ties;
to become attached (to sb, sth)
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絕緣
jué yuán
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to have no contact with;
to be cut off from;
(electricity) to insulate
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絕緣體
jué yuán tǐ
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electrical insulation;
heat insulation
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緣何
yuán hé
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why?;
for what reason?
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緣分
yuán fèn
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fate or chance that brings people together;
predestined affinity or relationship;
(Budd.) destiny
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緣故
yuán gù
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reason;
cause
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緣於
yuán yú
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to originate from;
to come from the fact that;
owing to;
because of
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緣木求魚
yuán mù qiú yú
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lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
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緣由
yuán yóu
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reason;
cause
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緣起
yuán qǐ
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origin
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緣飾
yuán shì
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fringe
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良緣
liáng yuán
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good karma;
opportune connection with marriage partner
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血緣
xuè yuán
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bloodline
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血緣關係
xuè yuán guān xì
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blood relationship;
consanguinity
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親緣
qīn yuán
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blood relationship;
genetic relationship;
consanguinity
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親緣關係
qīn yuán guān xì
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phylogenetic relationship
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路緣
lù yuán
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curb
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輪緣
lún yuán
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rim;
edge of wheel
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遠緣
yuǎn yuán
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distantly related;
remote affinity
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邊緣
biān yuán
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edge;
fringe;
verge;
brink;
periphery;
marginal;
borderline
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邊緣人
biān yuán rén
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marginalized 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)
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