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形译

xíng yì

2-character word Traditional 形譯

What 形译 means

1. derivation of a Chinese loanword from Japanese by using the same characters (or variants) but applying Chinese pronunciation (e.g. {场合|chǎng hé}, derived from Japanese 場合, pronounced "ba'ai")

The characters in 形译

• 形xíngto appear; to look; form
• 译yìto translate; to interpret

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read xíng yì correctly.
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