jyun4 bun2原本

Jyutpingjyun4 bun2

Yaleyùhn bún

副詞Very common

Definition

Originally, formerly, or at first; describing the state of something before it changed.

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How it's used

Focuses on a state or plan that existed before a specific change occurred. It is frequently paired with contrastive conjunctions like 點知 or 後尾 to highlight the discrepancy between the initial intention and the final outcome.

Examples

ngo5我jyun4原bun2本nam2諗zyu6住gam1今jat6日heoi3去haang4行saan1山，dim2點zi1知lok6落jyu5雨。

I originally planned to go hiking today, but it rained.

nei1呢dou6度jyun4原bun2本hai6係gaan1間gau6舊hei3戲jyun2院，ji4而gaa1家bin3變zo2咗soeng1商coeng4場。

This place used to be an old cinema, but now it has become a shopping mall.

Common phrases

jyun4原bun2本ge3嘅joeng2樣

the original appearance

jyun4原bun2本nam2諗zyu6住

originally intended to

Common mistake

Do not confuse it with 本來, which is also used for originally but often carries a slightly stronger sense of expectation that was not met. While they are largely interchangeable, 原本 feels more neutral and descriptive when discussing factual changes in plans or states.