yuán

hem, margin; reason, cause; karma, fate

DEFINITIONS

緣 yuán
  • cause
  • reason
  • karma
  • fate
  • predestined affinity
  • margin
  • hem
  • edge
  • along

WORDS

化 biān yuán huà to marginalize; marginalization
地區 biān yuán dì qū border area
性人格障礙 biān yuán xìng rén gé zhàng ài borderline personality disorder (BPD)
系統 biān yuán xì tǒng limbic system
鏡花 jìng huā yuán Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍[Li3 Ru3 zhen1]
露水姻 lù shuǐ yīn yuán casual romance; short-lived relationship
suí yuán go with the flow; to act according to circumstances; to take things as they come
份 yuán fèn fate; destiny; predestined relationship