原為

Chinese

		former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (原為/原爲)		原	為/爲
simp. (原为)		原	为

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánwéi
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-wei²
    • Yale: ywán-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanwei
    • Palladius: юаньвэй (juanʹvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

Verb

原為

1. to originally be; to be at first; used to be