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Jyutping jyun4 zyu3
Pinyin yuán zhù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. original work (not translation or abridged)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    原本​嘅​著作​;​改編​所​取材​嘅​原​創​文字​作品​來源
    original work, particularly literary
    • 電影編劇正正就係原著小説嘅作者。
      电影编剧正正就系原著小说嘅作者。
      din6 jing2 pin1 kek6 zing3 zing3 zau6 hai6 jyun4 zyu3 siu2 syut3 ge3 zok3 ze2.
      The playwright of the movie is exactly the author of the original novel.
  2. 近義詞
    原作
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    original author of a book
  2. noun
    original work (of book, etc.); the original
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    电影不如原著好看。
    電影不如原著好看。
    diàn yǐng bù rú yuán zhù hǎo kàn 。
    • The movie was less funny than the book.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    电影编剧正正就系原著小说嘅作者。
    電影編劇正正就係原著小説嘅作者。
    din6 jing2 pin1 kek6 zing3 zing3 zau6 hai6 jyun4 zyu3 siu2 syut3 ge3 zok3 ze2.
    • The playwright of the movie is exactly the author of the original novel.