nhân duyên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 因緣.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲən˧˧ zwiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ jwiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ j⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier mối) nhân duyên

  1. predestined relationship; fate; destiny
  2. (Buddhism) hetu and prataya; principal and secondary causes