Yuanfen
Yuán (traditional Chinese: 緣; simplified Chinese: 缘; pinyin: yuán; Jyutping: jyun4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân) or Yuanfen (traditional Chinese: 緣分; simplified Chinese: 缘分; pinyin: yuánfèn; Jyutping: jyun4fan6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân-hūn), "fateful coincidence," is a concept in Chinese society describing good and bad chances and potential relationships. It can also be translated as "destiny, luck as conditioned by one's past", or "natural affinity among friends." It is comparable to the concept of karma in Buddhism, but yuánfèn is interactive rather than individual.