Meaning of 原作
原作 means original poem in a poetic exchange; the first poem to which others respond; original text; source material used for translation or adaptation. Pronounced yuán zuò.
- original poem in a poetic exchange; the first poem to which others respond
- original text; source material used for translation or adaptation
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
zhè这
zǔ组
chàng唱
hè和
shī诗
zhōng中
，
dì第
yī一
shǒu首
shì是
yuán原
zuò作
，
qí其
yú余
dōu都
shì是
yìng应
hè和
zhī之
zuò作
。
In this set of exchange poems, the first one is the original work, and the rest are all responses.
Shī诗
rén人
xiān先
xiě写
le了
yuán原
zuò作
，
péng朋
yǒu友
men们
fēn纷
fēn纷
yī依
yùn韵
chàng唱
hè和
。
The poet first wrote the original poem, and friends composed responses following the same rhyme scheme.
Zhè这
shǒu首
yuán原
zuò作
yǐ已
jīng经
shī失
chuán传
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
cóng从
hòu后
rén人
de的
hè和
shī诗
zhōng中
kuī窥
jiàn见
qí其
dà大
yì意
。
This original poem has been lost, and we can only glimpse its general meaning from the response poems of later generations.