原罪

Chinese

		former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	guilt; crime; fault guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
trad. (原罪)		原	罪
simp. ^#(原罪)		原	罪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánzuì

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ zeoi⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-chhui / ngiàn-chhui
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): goân-chōe / goân-chǒe

(Teochew, Peng'im): nguang⁵ zuê⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuánzuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuánzuèi
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-tsui⁴
  - Yale: ywán-dzwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuantzuey
  - Palladius: юаньцзуй (juanʹczuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ zeoi⁶
  - Yale: yùhn jeuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ dzoey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ zêu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ t͡sɵy̯²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-chhui
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien^ˇ cui
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² cui⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en¹¹ t͡sʰu̯i⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-chhui
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngian^ˇ cui
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² cui⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ t͡sʰu̯i⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-chōe
  - Tâi-lô: guân-tsuē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goanzoe
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sue³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ t͡sue³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² t͡sue²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sue²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-chǒe
  - Tâi-lô: guân-tsuě
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sue²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: nguang⁵ zuê⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguâng tsuĕ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sue³⁵/

Noun

原罪

(Christianity) original sin
- c. 17th century, 艾儒略 [Giulio Alenio], 天主降生引義, volume 下卷, page 15:
  
  吾主未降生之前，古禮凡孩童初生八日，必奉獻天主行禮，以除其原罪，斯即蒙恩之路也。若降生後定為領洗之禮，洗滌原罪。其蒙恩又不待言矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  吾主未降生之前，古礼凡孩童初生八日，必奉献天主行礼，以除其原罪，斯即蒙恩之路也。若降生后定为领洗之礼，洗涤原罪。其蒙恩又不待言矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Wú zhǔ wèi jiàngshēng zhī qián, gǔ lǐ fán háitóng chūshēng bā rì, bì fèngxiàn tiānzhǔ xínglǐ, yǐ chú qí yuánzuì, sī jí méng'ēn zhī lù yě. Ruò jiàngshēng hòu dìng wèi lǐngxǐ zhī lǐ, xǐdí yuánzuì. Qí méng'ēn yòu bù dài yán yǐ. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

Often also used figuratively in non-religious contexts.

Derived terms

聖母無原罪 / 圣母无原罪 (Shèngmǔ wúyuánzuì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (原罪):

→ Japanese: 原(げん)罪(ざい) (genzai)
→ Korean: 원죄(原罪) (wonjoe)
→ Vietnamese: nguyên tội (原罪)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
原	罪
げん Grade: 2	ざい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げんざい [gèńzáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞nd͡za̠i]

Noun

原(げん)罪(ざい) • (genzai)

(Christianity) original sin

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“原罪”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
原	罪

Noun

原罪 • (wonjoe) (hangeul 원죄)

hanja form^? of 원죄 (“original sin”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
原	罪

Noun

原罪

chữ Hán form of nguyên tội (“original sin”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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