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
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): goân-lí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nguang⁵ li²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánlǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánlǐ
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-li³
    • Yale: ywán-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanlii
    • Palladius: юаньли (juanʹli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ lei⁵
    • Yale: yùhn léih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ lei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ léi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ lei̯¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-lî
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngien^ˇ li^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² li¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en¹¹ li²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-lî
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngian^ˇ li^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² li¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ li²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-lí
    • Tâi-lô: guân-lí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goanlie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² li⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² li⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² li⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ li⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nguang⁵ li²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguâng lí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ li⁵²/

Noun

原理

1. 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

Synonyms

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• 公理 (gōnglǐ) (commonly acknowledged principle)
• 原則／原则 (yuánzé)
• 定理 (dìnglǐ)
• 道理 (dàolǐ)

 

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

• 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(げん)理(り) • (genri) 

1. Principle.

   ○○と同(おな)じ原(げん)理(り)で働(はたら)く

   ○○ to onaji genri de hataraku

   operate under the same principles as X

2. A fundamental truth that bases on.
3. An eternal law that is common over lots of fact.
4. (philosophy) A basic fact which explains why something exists.
5. (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(ほう)則(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(ほう)則(そく) (hōsoku)
• (philosophy): 本(ほん)質(しつ) (honshitsu)

Coordinate terms

• (physics): 法(ほう)則(そく) (hōsoku), 効(こう)果(か) (kōka)

Derived terms

• 原(げん)理(り)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) (genrishugi)

Korean

Hanja in this term
原	理

Noun

原理 • (wolli) (hangeul 원리)

1. hanja form^? of 원리 (“principle”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
原	理

Noun

原理

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