隨緣

Chinese

		to follow; to comply with; to allow to follow; to comply with; to allow; surname	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
trad. (隨緣)		隨	緣
simp. (随缘)		随	缘

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): suíyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi⁴ jyun⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sùi-yèn / sùi-yàn

(Hailu, HRS): sui rhan
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sui² oeng² / sui² yoeng²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sûi-iân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suíyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suéiyuán
  - Wade–Giles: sui²-yüan²
  - Yale: swéi-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sweiyuan
  - Palladius: суйюань (sujjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi⁴ jyun⁴
  - Yale: chèuih yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey⁴ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu⁴ yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ jyːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sùi-yèn
  - Hakka Romanization System: sui^ˇ ien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sui² yan²
  - Sinological IPA: /su̯i¹¹ i̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sùi-yàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: sui^ˇ (r)ian^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sui² yan²
  - Sinological IPA: /su̯i¹¹ (j)i̯an¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: sui rhan
  - Sinological IPA: /sui⁵⁵ ʒan⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sui² oeng² [Phonetic: sui⁵ oeng²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: súi-é̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬui¹³⁻¹¹ œŋ¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sui² yoeng² [Phonetic: sui⁵ yoeng²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬui²⁴⁻²¹ yøŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûi-iân
  - Tâi-lô: suî-iân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sui'ieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sui²⁴⁻²² iɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sui²⁴⁻²² iɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sui¹³⁻²² iɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sui²⁴⁻¹¹ iɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sui²³⁻³³ iɛn²³/

Middle Chinese: zjwe ywen

Rime
Character	隨	緣
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	邪 (17)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	支 (12)	仙 (78)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	旬爲切	與專切
Baxter	zjwe	ywen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ziuᴇ/	/jiuᴇn/
Pan Wuyun	/zʷiɛ/	/jʷiɛn/
Shao Rongfen	/zjuɛ/	/juæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/zwiə̆/	/jwian/
Li Rong	/ziue/	/iuɛn/
Wang Li	/zǐwe/	/jĭwɛn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/zwie̯/	/i̯wɛn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	suí	yuán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi⁴	jyun⁴

Verb

隨緣

to accord with conditions; to follow destiny; to let things run their natural course
甲：你愛我嗎？乙：一切隨緣吧！ [MSC, trad.]
甲：你爱我吗？乙：一切随缘吧！ [MSC, simp.]
Jiǎ: nǐ ài wǒ ma? Yǐ: yīqiè suíyuán ba! [Pinyin]
A: Do you love me?
B: I think it's better to let nature take its course.
- 2006, “富士山下”, 林夕 (lyrics), performed by 陳奕迅:
  
  前塵硬化像石頭　隨緣地拋下便逃走 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  前尘硬化像石头　随缘地抛下便逃走 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  cin⁴ can⁴ ngaang⁶ faa³ zoeng⁶ sek⁶ tau⁴, ceoi⁴ jyun⁴ dei⁶ paau¹ haa⁶ bin⁶ tou⁴ zau² [Jyutping]
  The past is already solidified like a rock,
  Let bygones be bygones, follow destiny and move on;

Derived terms

隨緣樂助 / 随缘乐助

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (隨緣):

→ Vietnamese: tuỳ duyên (隨緣)

Chinese

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