原罪

Chinese

		former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	guilt; crime; fault guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
trad. (原罪)		原	罪
simp. #(原罪)		原	罪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánzuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ zeoi⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-chhui / ngiàn-chhui
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): goân-chōe / goân-chǒe

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nguang⁵ zuê⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánzuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánzuèi
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-tsui⁴
    • Yale: ywán-dzwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuantzuey
    • Palladius: юаньцзуй (juanʹczuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ zeoi⁶
    • Yale: yùhn jeuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ dzoey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ zêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ t͡sɵy̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-chhui
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngien^ˇ cui
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² cui⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en¹¹ t͡sʰu̯i⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-chhui
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngian^ˇ cui
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² cui⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ t͡sʰu̯i⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-chōe
    • Tâi-lô: guân-tsuē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goanzoe
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sue³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ t͡sue³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² t͡sue²²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sue²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-chǒe
    • Tâi-lô: guân-tsuě
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sue²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nguang⁵ zuê⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguâng tsuĕ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sue³⁵/

Noun

原罪

1. (Christianity) original sin

Usage notes

Often also used figuratively in non-religious contexts.

Derived terms

• 聖母無原罪 / 圣母无原罪 (Shèngmǔwúyuánzuì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (原罪):

• → Japanese: 原(げん)罪(ざい) (genzai)
• → Korean: 원죄(原罪) (wonjoe)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
原	罪
げん Grade: 2	ざい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げんざい [gèńzáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞nd͡za̠i]

Noun

原(げん)罪(ざい) • (genzai) 

1. (Christianity) original sin