無緣 [无缘]

Jyutping mou4 jyun4
Pinyin wú yuán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to have no opportunity
  2. no way (of doing sth)
  3. no chance
  4. no connection
  5. not placed (in a competition)
  6. (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to have no way (of doing something); to not be in a position (to do something)
  2. verb
    to have not the chance or luck (to do something)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4391
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    有缘千里来相会，无缘对面不相逢。
    有緣千里來相會，無緣對面不相逢。
    yǒu yuán qiān lǐ lái xiāng huì ， wú yuán duì miàn bù xiāng féng 。
    • Those fated to meet will do so regardless of distance. Those not fated will not, even if they are across from one another.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我地以一分之差输咗，无缘冠军，第三次饮恨攞银牌。
    我地以一分之差輸咗，無緣冠軍，第三次飲恨攞銀牌。
    ngo5 dei6 ji5 jat1 fan1 zi1 caa1 syu1 zo2, mou4 jyun4 gun3 gwan1, dai6 saam1 ci3 jam2 han6 lo2 ngan4 paai4
    • We lost the championship finals by a point and, with shame, became silver medalists for the third time.
  2. Cantonese
    无缘无故
    無緣無故
    mou4 jyu4 mou4 gu3
    • without any (proper) reason
  3. Cantonese
    佢无缘无故就消失咗。
    佢無緣無故就消失咗。
    keoi5 mou4 jyun4 mou4 gu3 zau6 siu1 sat1 zo2.
    • He suddenly disappeared.
  4. Cantonese
    我哋今生无缘，下世再见啦。
    我哋今生無緣，下世再見啦。
    ngo5 dei6 gam1 sang1 mou4 jyun4, haa6 sai3 zoi3 gin3 laa1.
    • Though we can't be lovers this life, we can try in the next one.
  5. Cantonese
    既然无缘，何须誓言。
    既然無緣，何須誓言。
    • If our fate isn't weaved, oaths cannot bind it.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    世上决没有无缘无故的爱，也没有无缘无故的恨。
    世上決沒有無緣無故的愛，也沒有無緣無故的恨。
    shì shàng jué méi yǒu wú yuán wú gù de ài ， yě méi yǒu wú yuán wú gù de hèn ．
    • There is absolutely no such thing in the world as love or hatred with out reason or cause.
    • There is absolutely no such thing in the world as love or hatred without reason or cause.
  2. Mandarin
    无缘无故的，你着什么急？
    無緣無故的，你着什麼急？
    wú yuán wú gù de ， nǐ zháo shén me jí ？
    • Why do you get excited for no reason at all?