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Jyutping zi6 jyun4
Pinyin zì yuán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. etymology (of a non-Chinese word)
  2. origin of a character
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    etymology of a Chinese character
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    许多英文单字源自于拉丁文。
    許多英文單字源自於拉丁文。
    xǔ duō yīng wén dān zì yuán zì yú lā dīng wén 。
    • Many English words are derived from Latin.
  2. Mandarin
    那个字源于希腊。
    那個字源於希臘。
    nà ge zì yuán yú xī là 。
    • That word is of Greek origin.