緣〔缘〕 jyun⁴ {yuán}

1. cause
2. reason
3. karma
4. fate
5. predestined affinity
6. margin
7. hem
8. edge
9. along

緣份〔缘-〕 jyun⁴ fan⁶ {yuán fèn}

(noun) fate; karma

緣分〔缘-〕 jyun⁴ fan⁶ {yuán fèn}

1. fate or chance that brings people together
2. predestined affinity or relationship
3. (Budd.) destiny

緣故〔缘-〕 jyun⁴ gu³ {yuán gù}

1. reason
2. cause

緣起〔缘-〕 jyun⁴ hei² {yuán qǐ}

origin

緣何〔缘-〕 jyun⁴ ho⁴ {yuán hé}

1. why?
2. for what reason?

緣由〔缘-〕 jyun⁴ jau⁴ {yuán yóu}

1. reason
2. cause

緣於〔缘于〕 jyun⁴ jyu¹ {yuán yú}

1. to originate from
2. to come from the fact that
3. owing to
4. because of

緣飾〔缘饰〕 jyun⁴ sik¹ {yuán shì}

fringe

緣木求魚〔缘--鱼〕 jyun⁴ muk⁶ kau⁴ jyu⁴ {yuán mù qiú yú}

lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible