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bøieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'ieen ⬆︎ [[...]]

have no affinity for

無緣

bøieen bøkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'ieen bøo'kox; (buu'ieen buu'kox) ⬆︎ [[...]]

without cause or reason, no relationship, without rhyme or reason

無緣無故

Y bøieen bøkox ka goar phaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bøo'ieen bøo'kox ka goar phaq. ⬆︎ [[...]]
For no reason at all he socked me.
他無緣無故打我

Y kab goar bøieen bøkox. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kab goar bøo'ieen bøo'kox. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He has no relationship with me at all.
他跟我毫無關係。

bøtvia-bønii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvia'bøo'nii; bøo'tvia-bøo'nii ⬆︎ [[...]]

suddenly without reason

無緣無故,忽然

Za'hngf tøf iao høfhør, kin'afjit bøtvia-bønii soaq sykhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaf'hngf tøf iao hør'hør, kyn'ar'jit bøo'tvia'bøo'nii soaq sie'khix.; Zaf'hngf tøf iao hør'hør, kyn'ar'jit bøo'tvia-bøo'nii soaq sie'khix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Yesterday he was okay, today he suddenly died.
昨天還好好的,今天無緣無故忽然死了。

bu'ieen-bukox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'ieen buu'kox; buu'ieen-buu'kox; (bøo'ieen-bøo'kox) ⬆︎ [[...]]

without cause or reason, no kith and kin

無緣無故

Goar kaq y bu'ieen-bukox. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kaq y buu'ieen buu'kox.; Goar kaq y buu'ieen-buu'kox. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He is no kith and kin of mine.
我跟他毫無關係。

ieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen ⬆︎ [[...]]

relationship by fate, cause, reason, hem, margin, edge, go along, to follow

緣

bøo ieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo ieen ⬆︎ [[...]]
without affinity
無緣

ciensex (zengsix) ee ieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'sex (zeeng'six) ee ieen ⬆︎ [[...]]
destinies arranged in a previous existence
前緣,前世之緣

u ieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u ieen ⬆︎ [[...]]
have an affinity, be bound to meet
有緣

Na u ieen ciaq køq siøkvix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na u ieen ciaq køq siøf'kvix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I hope we shall meet again.
若有緣再相見。

U ieen chienlie laai sionghoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ieen chiefn'lie laai siofng'hoe ⬆︎ [[...]]
Having affinity, people will come to meet from a thousand miles.
有緣千里來相會。

ienkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'kox ⬆︎ [[...]]

reason, cause, relation, connection

緣故,關連

Goar kab y bøo ienkox. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kab y bøo ieen'kox. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I have no connection (relationship) with him.
我跟他沒有關連。

bøieen bøkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'ieen bøo'kox ⬆︎ [[...]]
no relationship, without any reason
無緣無故

Iwieen chienlie laai sionghoong, bu'ieen tuiebin pud siongseg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iuo'ieen chiefn'lie laai siofng'hoong, buu'ieen tuix'bin pud siofng'seg. ⬆︎ [[...]]

It is fate alone that brings people together.

有緣千里來相逢,無緣對面不相識。

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