原是 [－－]

Jyutping jyun4 si6
Pinyin yuán shì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to originally be
    • 秦原是周朝的一個諸侯國。
      秦原是周朝的一个诸侯国。
      qín yuán shì zhōu cháo de yī ge zhū hóu guó ．
      Qin was originally a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    知否世事常变，变幻原是永恒。
    知否世事常變，變幻原是永恆。
    zi1 fau2 sai3 si6 soeng4 bin3, bin3 waan6 jyun4 si6 wing5 hang4.
    • Do you know things always change, and change is indeed constant?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    秦原是周朝的一个诸侯国。
    秦原是周朝的一個諸侯國。
    qín yuán shì zhōu cháo de yī ge zhū hóu guó ．
    • Qin was originally a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty.