quả kiếp nhân duyên
Definition
- Noun Phrase:
- The karmic result of a predestined relationship: A Buddhist and philosophical concept referring to the inevitable consequences (the "fruit" or "quả") arising from the causes and conditions ("nhân duyên") of a relationship across a lifetime or lifetimes. It implies that relationships are not random but are the result of accumulated past actions and affinities.
Usage Examples
- Noun Phrase:
- Họ gặp lại nhau, ấy là quả kiếp nhân duyên. (They met again; that is the karmic result of their predestined relationship.)
- Câu chuyện của họ khiến tôi suy ngẫm về quả kiếp nhân duyên. (Their story makes me contemplate the karmic fruits of relational causes.)
Advanced Usage
- This phrase is deeply rooted in East Asian spiritual thought, particularly Buddhism, and is often used in literary, poetic, or reflective contexts to describe profound, fated connections between people, especially romantic or familial bonds that feel destined.
Variants and Related Words
- Nhân duyên (n): predestined affinity or cause-condition; the fundamental causal connection that leads to a relationship.
- Họ kết hôn nhờ một chút nhân duyên. (They married due to a bit of predestined affinity.)
- Nhân quả (n): cause and effect; karma in a general sense.
- Luật nhân quả không ai tránh được. (The law of cause and effect is unavoidable for anyone.)
Synonyms
- Karmic destiny (in relationships): The inevitable fate resulting from past actions, specifically in connections with others.
- Predestined karmic outcome: A result that was fated due to previous causes.
Related Idioms
- Kiếp trước có duyên: had an affinity in a past life.
- Gặp được nhau có lẽ do kiếp trước có duyên. (Meeting each other is perhaps because they had an affinity in a past life.)
- Trả nợ kiếp trước: to repay a debt from a past life (often used for difficult relationships seen as karmic repayment).
- Anh đến đây như để trả nợ kiếp trước cho cô ấy. (He came here as if to repay a debt from a past life to her.)