形譯 xíng yì

Chinese reading of Japanese word with same chars

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
shape; form; to appear
to translate; to interpret