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Definition 2024

詞源

詞源

See also: 词源

Chinese

		works; phrases; classical Chinese poem works; phrases; classical Chinese poem; word; diction	root; source; origin
trad. (詞源)		詞	源
simp. (词源)		词	源

Alternative forms

辭源／辞源

Noun

詞源

etymology of a word or phrase

See also

字源 (zìyuán)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): cíyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄘˊ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ jyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: cíyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄘˊ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyryuan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩³⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    詞源／词源
    辭源／辞源
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci⁴ jyun⁴
  - Yale: chìh yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ jyn⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ jyːn²¹/