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

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• 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

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