形译
derivation of a Chinese loanword from Japanese by using the same characters (or variants) but applying Chinese pronunciation (e.g. 場合|场合[chang3 he2], derived from Japanese 場合, pronounced "ba'ai")
Traditional: 形譯
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English Phonetic:
.deri'veiʃәn
Detailed Definition:
n. the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)\nn. a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions\nn. (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation