原形

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Chinese

former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
 
to appear; to look; form
to appear; to look; form; shape
 
simp. and trad.
(原形) 		原 形

Pronunciation

Noun

原形

  1. original shape; true form
    打回原形  ―  dǎ huí yuánxíng  ―  back to original form
  2. (derogatory) true colours
    原形畢露／原形毕露  ―  yuánxíngbìlù  ―  the true colors have been revealed
  3. (linguistics) dictionary form

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (原形):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
原 形
げん
Grade: 2 		けい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

原(げん)形(けい) • (genkei) 

  1. original form
  2. (linguistics) dictionary form

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term
原形

Noun

原形 • (wonhyeong) (hangeul 원형)

  1. hanja form? of 원형 (“original form”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
原形

Noun

原形

  1. chữ Hán form of nguyên hình (“original form”).
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