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Trad. 無緣
- to have no opportunity
- no way (of doing sth)
- no chance
- no connection
- not placed (in a competition)
- (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
Trad. 緣分
- fate or chance that brings people together
- predestined affinity or relationship
- (Budd.) destiny
Trad. 緣起
- to originate
- origin; genesis
- account of the origins of an endeavor
Trad. 因緣
- chance
- opportunity
- predestined relationship
- (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes
- chain of cause and effect
Trad. 絕緣
- to have no contact with
- to be cut off from
- (electricity) to insulate
Trad. 邊緣人
- marginalized people (not part of mainstream society)
- marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either)
Trad. 鏡花緣
- 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]
Trad. 夤緣攀附
- to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor
- social climbing
Trad. 前緣未了
- one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
Trad. 無緣無故
- (idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for
Trad. 緣木求魚
- lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
Trad. 露水姻緣
- casual romance
- short-lived relationship
Trad. 有緣無分
- destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom)
Trad. 守株緣木
- abbr. for 守株待兔，緣木求魚|守株待兔，缘木求鱼[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2]
Trad. 喜結良緣
- (idiom) to get happily married; to form an auspicious union
Trad. 前世姻緣
- a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
Trad. 血緣關係
- blood relationship; consanguinity
Trad. 廣結良緣
- to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
Trad. 邊緣性人格障礙
- borderline personality disorder (BPD)
Trad. 守株待兔，緣木求魚
- to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action