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Are Relationships Predestined? They are in China!Defining Yuánfèn (缘分)
Although the term Yuánfèn is ambiguous and has many different interpretations, there are several meanings that hold more weight than others. Yuán (缘) by itself means karma or fate; the second character Fèn(分) can mean the division between two halves. When combined together the term Yuánfèn (缘分) can be defined in the following ways:
- A relationship that has been predestined
- Fate or chance that brings (two or more) people together
- A predestined affinity (with a person, place, etc.)
How valid do you think this concept is? Is there any truth to the idea that meeting someone might be described as a "fateful coincidence"?
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