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

nhân duyên

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