原書

See also: 原书

Chinese

		former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	book; letter
trad. (原書)		原	書
simp. (原书)		原	书

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánshū

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ syu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuánshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuánshu
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-shu¹
  - Yale: ywán-shū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanshu
  - Palladius: юаньшу (juanʹšu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ syu¹
  - Yale: yùhn syū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ sy¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ xu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ syː⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    爰書 / 爰书

Noun

原書

original version of a text

Japanese

Kanji in this term
原	書
げん Grade: 2	しょ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

原(げん)書(しょ) • (gensho)

The original, untranslated version of a text.
A foreign book written in a foreign language, especially from Europe or America.

Synonyms

(original text): 原本(げんぽん) (genpon)
(foreign book): 洋書(ようしょ) (yōsho)

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.