Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fate in love, fate in marriage: The predestined or fated connection between two people in a romantic or marital relationship. It implies a sense of destiny or karmic bond that brings and ties two people together.
   • Predestined lot (according to Buddhism): An archaic or philosophical concept, often rooted in Buddhist belief, referring to one's preordained destiny or fortune in life, particularly in interpersonal bonds.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Họ gặp nhau là do duyên phận. (They met each other because of fate in love.)
  • Duyên phận của họ thật sâu nặng. (Their marital fate is truly profound.)
  • Theo quan niệm xưa, duyên phận đã được an bài. (According to old beliefs, one's predestined lot was already arranged.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in a poetic, reflective, or somewhat melancholic context to describe relationships that are meant to be or, conversely, relationships that were not destined to last.
  • Chúng ta đã hết duyên phận với nhau. (Our fate with each other has come to an end.)

Variants and Related Words

• Duyên số (n): Similar to "duyên phận," meaning fate or destiny in a relationship.
  • Duyên số của họ thật trắc trở. (Their romantic destiny is full of obstacles.)
• Tiền duyên (n): Predestined affinity from a past life.
• Lương duyên (n): A good and fortunate marital fate.

Synonyms

• Destiny: The predetermined course of events in a relationship.
• Karma (in the context of relationships): The sum of a person's actions deciding their fate in love.
• Providence: The protective care of a spiritual force in guiding a romantic union.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Hữu duyên thiên lý năng tương ngộ, vô duyên đối diện bất tương phùng: An idiom meaning "If destined, you can meet across a thousand miles; if not, you won't meet even face to face." It emphasizes the power of predestined affinity.
• Duyên phận trời cho: A phrase meaning "a fate given by heaven," highlighting its perceived inevitability and divine origin.

1. Fate in love, fate in marriage