原理

Chinese

		former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	to manage; to heed; to put in order to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
simp. and trad. (原理)		原	理

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánlǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ lei⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-lî / ngiàn-lî
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): goân-lí

(Teochew, Peng'im): nguang⁵ li²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuánlǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuánlǐ
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-li³
  - Yale: ywán-lǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanlii
  - Palladius: юаньли (juanʹli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ lei⁵
  - Yale: yùhn léih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ lei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ léi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ lei̯¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-lî
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien^ˇ li^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² li¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en¹¹ li²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-lî
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngian^ˇ li^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² li¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ li²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-lí
  - Tâi-lô: guân-lí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goanlie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² li⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² li⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² li⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ li⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: nguang⁵ li²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguâng lí
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ li⁵²/

Noun

原理

principle; tenet
馬克思主義基本原理 [MSC, trad.]
马克思主义基本原理 [MSC, simp.]
mǎkèsīzhǔyì jīběn yuánlǐ [Pinyin]
the basic principles of Marxism

容斥原理 ― róngchì yuánlǐ ― inclusion–exclusion principle

Synonyms

公理 (gōnglǐ) (commonly acknowledged principle)
原則 / 原则 (yuánzé)
定理 (dìnglǐ)
道理 (dàolǐ)

Derived terms

海森堡不確定性原理 / 海森堡不确定性原理 (Hǎisēnbǎo bùquèdìngxìng yuánlǐ)

Related terms

情理 (qínglǐ)
真諦／真谛 (zhēndì)
真理 (zhēnlǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
原	理
げん Grade: 2	り Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From 原 (gen, “principle”) +‎ 理 (ri, “theory”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げんり [géꜜǹrì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞n̺ɾʲi]

Noun

原(げん)理(り) • (genri)

Principle.
○○と同(おな)じ原(げん)理(り)で働(はたら)く
○○ to onaji genri de hataraku
operate under the same principles as X
A fundamental truth that bases on.
An eternal law that is common over lots of fact.
(philosophy) A basic fact which explains why something exists.
(physics) A basic scientific law which explains how a thing works, especially, that is quite primitive and have been found at very long ago; a principle.
アルキメデスの原(げん)理(り)
Arukimedesu no genri
Archimedes' principle

Usage notes

(physics): Law is often used as a translation word for 法(ほう)則(そく) (hōsoku), and effect for 効(こう)果(か) (kōka).

Synonyms

(a fundamental truth): 真(しん)理(り) (shinri)
(an eternal law): 法(ほう)則(そく) (hōsoku)
(philosophy): 本(ほん)質(しつ) (honshitsu)

Coordinate terms

(physics): 法(ほう)則(そく) (hōsoku), 効(こう)果(か) (kōka)

Derived terms

原(げん)理(り)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) (genrishugi)

Korean

Hanja in this term
原	理

Noun

原理 • (wolli) (hangeul 원리)

hanja form^? of 원리 (“principle”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
原	理

Noun

原理

chữ Hán form of nguyên lí (“principle”)