原則

See also: 原则

Chinese

		former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle
trad. (原則)		原	則
simp. (原则)		原	则

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánzé

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyun⁴ zak¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngun³ dak²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngièn-chet / ngiàn-chet

(Hailu, HRS): ngien zed
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): goân-chek / goân-chak

(Teochew, Peng'im): nguang⁵ zêg⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gnioe-tseq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuánzé
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuánzé
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-tsê²
  - Yale: ywán-dzé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuantzer
  - Palladius: юаньцзэ (juanʹczɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ zak¹
  - Yale: yùhn jāk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ dzak⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ zeg¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ t͡sɐk̚⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngun³ dak²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡun²² tak̚⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-chet
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien^ˇ zed^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² zed⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en¹¹ t͡set̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-chet
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngian^ˇ zed^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² zed⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ t͡set̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien zed
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋien⁵⁵ t͡set⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-chek
  - Tâi-lô: guân-tsik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goanzeg
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ t͡siɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² t͡siɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-chak
  - Tâi-lô: guân-tsak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goanzag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sak̚⁵/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: nguang⁵ zêg⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguâng tsek
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sek̚²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gnioe-tseq
  - MiniDict: nyoe^去 tseh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyyoe-tseq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲyø²² t͡səʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

原則

principle (of doing or believing something)
堅持原則／坚持原则 ― jiānchí yuánzé ― to uphold principles

違背原則／违背原则 ― wéibèi yuánzé ― to go against a principle

一個有原則的人／一个有原则的人 ― yī ge yǒu yuánzé de rén ― a principled person

子女最佳利益原則 [MSC, trad.]
子女最佳利益原则 [MSC, simp.]
zǐnǚ zuìjiā lìyì yuánzé [Pinyin]
child's best interests

稅收法定原則／税收法定原则 ― shuìshōu fǎdìng yuánzé ― principle of law-based taxation

掌握適度原則／掌握适度原则 ― zhǎngwò shìdù yuánzé ― to grasp the principle of moderation

Synonyms

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公理 (gōnglǐ) (commonly acknowledged principle)
原理 (yuánlǐ)
定理 (dìnglǐ)
道理 (dàolǐ)

Derived terms

原則上 / 原则上 (yuánzéshàng)
原則性 / 原则性 (yuánzéxìng)
大原則 / 大原则
快樂原則 / 快乐原则 (kuàilè yuánzé)
日惹原則 / 日惹原则 (Rìrě Yuánzé)
無原則 / 无原则 (wúyuánzé)
隱私權原則 / 隐私权原则 (yǐnsīquán yuánzé)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (原則):

→ Japanese: 原則(げんそく) (gensoku)
→ Korean: 원칙(原則) (wonchik)
→ Vietnamese: nguyên tắc (原則)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ zik¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ zik¹
  - Yale: yùhn jīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ dzik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ jig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚⁵/

Noun

原則

(Cantonese) original or unaltered floor plan or layout
- 2023 May 29, “康城客務處未收業主申請屋署查違例否倘拆主牆危結構港鐵追究”, in Ming Pao‎^[1]:
  單位原則3房1廳，實用面積680方呎，由於單位只有兩夫婦居住，設計公司將主人房和兩間細房及走廊打通，變成一間大套房。
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
原	則
げん Grade: 2	そく Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げんそく [gèńsókú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃so̞kɯ̟]

Noun

原(げん)則(そく) • (gensoku)

principle
- 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":
  交渉(こうしょう)の原則(げんそく)は明確(めいかく)である
  kōshō no gensoku wa meikaku de aru
  the basis of those negotiations is clear

Antonyms

例外(れいがい) (reigai)

Korean

Hanja in this term
原	則

Noun

原則 • (wonchik) (hangeul 원칙)

hanja form^? of 원칙 (“principle; rule”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
原	則

Noun

原則

chữ Hán form of nguyên tắc (“principle”)