原則

See also: 原则

Chinese

		former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle
trad. (原則)		原	則
simp. (原则)		原	则

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánzé

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyun⁴ zak¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngun³ dak²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-chet / ngiàn-chet
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): goân-chek / goân-chak

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nguang⁵ zêg⁴

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gnioe-tseq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánzé
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánzé
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-tsê²
    • Yale: ywán-dzé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuantzer
    • Palladius: юаньцзэ (juanʹczɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ zak¹
    • Yale: yùhn jāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ dzak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ zeg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ t͡sɐk̚⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngun³ dak²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡun²² tak̚⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-chet
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngien^ˇ zed^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² zed⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en¹¹ t͡set̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-chet
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngian^ˇ zed^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² zed⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ t͡set̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-chek
    • Tâi-lô: guân-tsik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goanzeg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ t͡siɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² t͡siɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-chak
    • Tâi-lô: guân-tsak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goanzag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sak̚⁵/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nguang⁵ zêg⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguâng tsek
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sek̚²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gnioe-tseq
    • MiniDict: nyoe^去 tseh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyyoe-tseq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲyø²² t͡səʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

原則

1. principle (of doing or believing something)

   堅持原則／坚持原则  ―  jiānchí yuánzé  ―  to uphold principles

   違背原則／违背原则  ―  wéibèi yuánzé  ―  to go against a principle

   一個有原則的人／一个有原则的人  ―  yī ge yǒu yuánzé de rén  ―  a principled person

   子女最佳利益原則 [MSC, trad.]
   子女最佳利益原则 [MSC, simp.]

   zǐnǚ zuìjiā lìyì yuánzé [Pinyin]

   child's best interests

   稅收法定原則／税收法定原则  ―  shuìshōu fǎdìng yuánzé  ―  principle of law-based taxation

   掌握適度原則／掌握适度原则  ―  zhǎngwò shìdù yuánzé  ―  to grasp the principle of moderation

Synonyms

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• 公理 (gōnglǐ) (commonly acknowledged principle)
• 原理 (yuánlǐ)
• 定理 (dìnglǐ)
• 道理 (dàolǐ)

 

Derived terms

• 原則上／原则上 (yuánzéshàng)
• 原則性／原则性 (yuánzéxìng)
• 大原則／大原则
• 快樂原則／快乐原则 (kuàilè yuánzé)
• 日惹原則／日惹原则 (Rìrě Yuánzé)
• 無原則／无原则 (wúyuánzé)
• 隱私權原則／隐私权原则 (yǐnsīquán yuánzé)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (原則):

• → Japanese: 原則(げんそく) (gensoku)
• → Korean: 원칙(原則) (wonchik)
• → Vietnamese: nguyên tắc (原則)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ zik¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ zik¹
    • Yale: yùhn jīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ dzik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ jig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚⁵/

Noun

原則

1. (Cantonese) original or unaltered floor plan or layout
   • 2023 May 29, “康城客務處未收業主申請 屋署查違例否 倘拆主牆危結構 港鐵追究”, in Ming Pao‎^[1]:

     單位原則3房1廳，實用面積680方呎，由於單位只有兩夫婦居住，設計公司將主人房和兩間細房及走廊打通，變成一間大套房。

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
原	則
げん Grade: 2	そく Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃so̞kɯ̟]

Noun

原(げん)則(そく) • (gensoku) 

1. principle
   • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":

     交渉(こうしょう)の原則(げんそく)は明確(めいかく)である

     kōshō no gensoku wa meikaku de aru

     the basis of those negotiations is clear

Antonyms

• 例外(れいがい) (reigai)

Korean

Hanja in this term
原	則

Noun

原則 • (wonchik) (hangeul 원칙)

1. hanja form^? of 원칙 (“principle; rule”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
原	則

Noun

原則

1. chữ Hán form of nguyên tắc (“principle”).