原義

Chinese

		former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (原義)		原	義
simp. (原义)		原	义

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuányì

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ ji⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuányì
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuányì
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-i⁴
  - Yale: ywán-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanyih
  - Palladius: юаньи (juanʹi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    原意
    園藝 / 园艺
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ ji⁶
  - Yale: yùhn yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ yi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ jiː²²/

Noun

原義

original meaning (of a word or phrase); primary meaning

Japanese

Kanji in this term
原	義
げん Grade: 2	ぎ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げんぎ [géꜜǹgì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
(Tokyo) げんぎ [gèńgíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ŋʲɡʲi]

Noun

原(げん)義(ぎ) • (gengi) ^{←げんぎ (gengi)^?}

original meaning (of a word or phrase); primary meaning

Synonyms

原意(げんい) (gen'i)
本義(ほんぎ) (hongi)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN