duyên kiếp
Definition
- Noun:
- Predestined affinity; karmic connection: A bond or relationship between people that is believed to be fated or destined from a previous life, according to Buddhist and folk beliefs. It implies a deep, often romantic, connection that transcends a single lifetime.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Họ gặp nhau tưởng như tình cờ, nhưng thực ra là do duyên kiếp. (Their meeting seemed accidental, but it was actually due to predestined affinity.)
- Câu chuyện cổ tích kể về một duyên kiếp trải qua ba kiếp người. (The fairy tale tells of a karmic connection spanning three human lifetimes.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in literary, poetic, or spiritual contexts to describe a profound, inescapable bond, particularly in love stories.
- Mối tình của họ là duyên kiếp, không thể nào tránh được. (Their love is a karmic destiny, impossible to avoid.)
Variants and Related Words
Nhân duyên (n): karma, cause and effect leading to a connection; often used in a broader Buddhist philosophical sense.
- Nhân duyên kiếp trước quyết định cuộc gặp gỡ hôm nay. (Karma from a past life determines today's meeting.)
Tiền duyên (n): predestined relationship from a former life.
- Lương duyên (n): good or blessed affinity.
Synonyms
- Predestined relationship: A connection foreordained by fate.
- Karmic bond: A link resulting from actions in past lives.
- Destined affinity: A natural compatibility or connection meant to be.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Duyên kiếp ba sinh: Literally "karmic affinity of three lifetimes," emphasizing a bond that persists across multiple reincarnations.
- Họ thề nguyền sẽ giữ trọn duyên kiếp ba sinh. (They vowed to keep their karmic bond of three lifetimes intact.)
Duyên nợ: Often used together, combining "affinity" (duyên) and "debt" (nợ), to describe a complicated, binding relationship that is both fated and burdensome.
- Mối quan hệ của họ chẳng biết là duyên hay là nợ. (Their relationship is unclear whether it's affinity or a karmic debt.)
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predestined affinity