原生態

See also: 原生态

Chinese

		former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	ecology
trad. (原生態)		原	生態
simp. (原生态)		原	生态

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánshēngtài

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánshēngtài
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánshengtài
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-shêng¹-tʻai⁴
    • Yale: ywán-shēng-tài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanshengtay
    • Palladius: юаньшэнтай (juanʹšɛntaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

原生態

1. original ecology; primitive style

Usage notes

This term was borrowed from biological terminology in 2003, and widely used, especially by China's CCTV television channel, to refer to traditional music (and later also to dance, fashion, cuisine, architecture, tourism, etc.) that exists in a pristine, unmodernized form, relatively untouched by outside cultures. The term is used most frequently to refer to music and other traditions practiced by China's ethnic minorities, although it can also be used to refer to older traditions practiced by China's Han majority.

Derived terms

• 原生態唱法／原生态唱法