因缘 in English yin1 yuan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • chance
  • opportunity
  • predestined relationship
  • (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes
  • chain of cause and effect

Simplified Characters

因 缘

Traditional Characters

因 緣

Pinyin

yin1 yuan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

因yin1old variant of 因[yin1] 缘yuan2cause