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前緣未了

简前缘未了 · 繁前緣未了

Mandarin · pinyin qián yuán wèi liǎo

one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)

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前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
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未: wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
缘: yuán · hem, margin; reason, cause; fate

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2–2–4–3 · qian2 yuan2 wei4 liao3

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cin4 jyun4 mei6 liu5

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