無緣 wú yuán

DEFINITIONS

  1. to have no opportunity
  2. no way (of doing sth)
  3. no chance
  4. no connection
  5. not placed (in a competition)
  6. (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc

CHARACTERS

無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
緣 yuán hem, margin; reason, cause; karma, fate