投緣

Chinese

		to throw; to send	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
trad. (投緣)		投	緣
simp. (投缘)		投	缘
anagram		緣投／缘投

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tóuyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau⁴ jyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tóuyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tóuyuán
  - Wade–Giles: tʻou²-yüan²
  - Yale: tóu-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: touryuan
  - Palladius: тоуюань (toujuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tóuyuánr
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄩㄢˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tóuyuánr
  - Wade–Giles: tʻou²-yüan²-ʼrh
  - Yale: tóu-ywánr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: touryual
  - Palladius: тоуюаньр (toujuanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɥɑɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau⁴ jyun⁴
  - Yale: tàuh yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau⁴ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: teo⁴ yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ jyːn²¹/

Adjective

投緣

(of people etc.) getting along well, as if there is “natural affinity” (yuanfen) between them; agreeable

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