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形譯

简形译 · 繁形譯

Mandarin · pinyin xíng yì

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

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形: xíng · form, shape, appearance
譯: Look up this written character
译: yì · translate; decode; encode

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2–4 · xing2 yi4

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jing4 jik6

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