原理

Chinese

		former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	to manage; to heed; to put in order to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
simp. and trad. (原理)		原	理

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánlǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ lei⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-lî / ngiàn-lî
Min Nan (POJ): goân-lí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yuánlǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanlii
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ lei⁵
  - Yale: yùhn léih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ lei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ léi⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ lei̯¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-lî
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngienˇ li´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² li¹
  - IPA: /ɲi̯en¹¹ li²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-lî
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngianˇ li´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² li¹
  - IPA: /ɲi̯an¹¹ li²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-lí
  - Tâi-lô: guân-lí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goanlie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /guan²⁴⁻²² li⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /guan²⁴⁻²² li⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /guan¹³⁻²² li⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /guan²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /guan²³⁻³³ li⁴¹/

Noun

原理

principle; tenet
馬克思主義基本原理 [MSC, trad.]
马克思主义基本原理 [MSC, simp.]
mǎkèsīzhǔyì jīběn yuánlǐ [Pinyin]
the basic principles of Marxism

容斥原理 ― róngchì yuánlǐ ― inclusion–exclusion principle

Derived terms

海森堡不確定性原理／海森堡不确定性原理 (Hǎisēnbǎo bùquèdìngxìng yuánlǐ)

Related terms

道理 (dàolǐ)
情理 (qínglǐ)
真諦／真谛 (zhēndì)
真理 (zhēnlǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
原	理
げん Grade: 2	り Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From 原 (gen, “principle”) +‎ 理 (ri, “theory”).

Noun

原理 (hiragana げんり, rōmaji genri)

A fundamental truth that bases on.
An eternal law that is common over lots of fact.
(philosophy) A basic fact which explains why something exists.
(physics) A basic scientific law which explains how a thing works, especially, that is quite primitive and have been found at very long ago; a principle.
アルキメデスの原 (げん)理 (り)
arukimedesu no genri
Archimedes' principle

Usage notes

(physics): Law is often used as a translation word for 法則 (ほうそく) (hōsoku), and effect for 効 (こう)果 (か) (kōka).

Synonyms

(a fundamental truth): 真 (しん)理 (り) (shinri)
(an eternal law): 法則 (ほうそく) (hōsoku)
(philosophy): 本質 (ほんしつ) (honshitsu)

Coordinate terms

(physics): 法則 (ほうそく) (hōsoku), 効 (こう)果 (か) (kōka)

Compounds

原 (げん)理 (り)主 (しゅ)義 (ぎ) (genrishugi)

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