原是

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Chinese

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former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
 
be; yes; this
simp. and trad.
(原是)

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原是

  1. (literary) to originally be
    原是周朝諸侯國 [MSC, trad.]
    原是周朝诸侯国 [MSC, simp.]
    Qín yuánshì Zhōucháo de yī ge zhūhóuguó. [Pinyin]
    Qin was originally a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty.