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  jyun4 jyun5 jyun6   jyutping
  yuan2   pinyin
[1] [n] source; origin; beginning [2] original; primary [3] [n] steppe; vast plain; field [4] [n] graveyard [5] [v] excuse; pardon [6] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: (#27)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  jyun4 jan1  yuan2 yin1 = cause, reason
detail  jyun4 zi2 bat1   = ball-point pen
detail  jyun4 loi4  yuan2 lai2 = originally; actually; original
detail  jyun4 bun2  yuan2 ben3 = originally; formerly
detail  jyun4 zik6  yuan2 ji2 = ancestral home
detail  jyun4 zi2  yuan2 zi3 = atom
detail  jyun4 loeng6  yuan2 liang4 = forgive; excuse; pardon
detail  gou1 jyun4  gao1 yuan2 = plateau; highlands; (placename) Ko Yuen
detail  jyun4 seng1 gat1 taa1  yuan2 sheng1 ji2 ta1 = acoustic guitar
detail  jyun4 seng1 git3 taa1   = acoustic guitar
See all 104 compounds (CantoDict reports 111 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 原
detail 我們參照必要修改
We consulted the original and made some necessary changes.
detail audio 所謂專家原來學生
The so-called expert turned out to be a student.
detail 原本不想這裡
He originally didn't want to come here.
detail 斷估原來真係廿
I was only making wild guesses. Didn't know he actually was 23 years old.
detail audio 唔怪之得廚房罐頭逐一逐樣唔見咗原來鼠竊狗偷
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappeating one by one; so you are the one stealing them.
detail audio 誠意勉為其難原諒你呢
Since you’re so sincere, I’ll reluctantly forgive you just this once!

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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