形译 xing2 yi4

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