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本
  bun2   jyutping
  ben3   pinyin
[1] [n] basis; origin; source
[2] [adj] original; inherent; intrinsic
[3] [adv] originally; at first
[4] [pron] my/our; this; current
[5] [prep] based on; according to; on the authority of
[6] [n] copy; book; edition; script
[7] [classifier] copy (of book, magazine, dictionary, etc)
[8] [n] capital; principal; cost
[9] [n] root or stem (of a plant)


variant form: 夲
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Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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detail 本日  bun2 jat6  ben3 ri4 = today. [粵]今日 國
detail 日本人  jat6 bun2 jan4  ri4 ben3 ren2 = Japanese person
detail 本地  bun2 dei6  ben3 di4 = local
detail 本月  bun2 jyut6  ben3 yue4 = this month
detail 本來  bun2 loi4  ben3 lai2 = formerly; at first; original
detail 日本  jat6 bun2  ri4 ben3, lv4 ben3 = Japan
detail 它本身  taa1 bun2 san1  ta1 ben3 shen1 = itself 國
detail 冇本心  mou5 bun2 sam1   = to have no conscience 粵
detail 本心  bun2 sam1   = conscience 粵
detail 本人  bun2 jan4  ben3 ren2 = oneself; in person
detail 本地人  bun2 dei6 jan4  ben3 di4 ren2 = locals here
detail 本色  bun2 sik1  ben3 shai3 = natural color
detail 原本  jyun4 bun2  yuan2 ben3 = originally; formerly
detail 基本法  gei1 bun2 faat3  ji1 ben3 fa3 = basic law
detail 本周  bun2 zau1  ben3 zhou1 = variant of 本週
detail 日本國  jat6 bun2 gwok3  ri4 ben3 guo2 = Japan
detail 大字本  daai6 zi6 bun2  da4 zi4 ben3 = [printing] large-character edition; large-type edition
detail 㨴開本書  kin2 hoi1 bun2 syu1   = open a book 粵
detail 讀本  duk6 bun2  du2 ben3 = reader; an instructional book
detail 本命年  bun2 ming6 nin4  ben3 ming4 nian2 = year of one's birth sign
detail 本土派  bun2 tou2 paai3  ben3 tu3 pai4 = localists
detail 本末  bun2 mut6  ben3 mo4 = beginning and end
detail 資本主義  zi1 bun2 zyu2 ji6  zi1 ben3 zhu3 yi4 = capitalism
detail 資本  zi1 bun2  zi1 ben3 = capital (as in goods and net worth)
detail 基本  gei1 bun2  ji1 ben3 = fundamental; basic; basis; main
detail 書本  syu1 bun2  shu1 ben3 = book; books
detail 本事  bun2 si6  ben3 shi4 = ability; source
detail 本子  bun2 zi2  ben3 zi5 = book; notebook; edition; slang for a driver's license 國
detail 本性  bun2 sing3  ben3 xing4 = natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
detail 本能  bun2 nang4  ben3 neng2 = instinct
detail 本着  bun2 zoek6  ben3 zhe5 = in line with; in the light of
detail 本質  bun2 zat1  ben3 zhi4 = essence
detail 本身  bun2 san1  ben3 shen1 = per se
detail 本錢  bun2 cin4/cin4*2  ben3 qian2 = capital
detail 本領  bun2 leng5  ben3 ling3 = skill; ability; capability
detail 標本  biu1 bun2  biao1 ben3 = specimen
detail 成本  sing4 bun2  cheng2 ben3 = (manufacturing, production, etc.) costs
detail 資本家  zi1 bun2 gaa1  zi1 ben3 jia1 = capitalist
detail 根本  gan1 bun2  gen1 ben3 = basically
detail 劇本  kek6 bun2  ju4 ben3 = drama; opera; play; script; libretti
detail 脫離本題  tyut3 lei4 bun2 tai4  tuo1 li2 ben3 ti2 = to change the subject; to digress from the topic under discussion
detail 基本上  gei1 bun2 soeng6  ji1 ben3 shang4 = basically
detail 根本上  gan1 bun2 soeng6  gen1 ben3 shang4 = basically
detail 本土  bun2 tou2  ben3 tu3 = [1] one's native country, [2] metropolitan territory
detail 本末倒置  bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3  ben3 mo4 dao3 zhi4 = to put the cart before the horse
detail 樣本  joeng6 bun2  yang4 ben3 = sample, specimen
detail 本票  bun2 piu3  ben3 piao4 = cashier's check
detail 墨爾本  mak6 ji5 bun2  mo4 er3 ben3 = Melbourne
detail 本節  bun2 zit3   = present section
detail 蝕本  sit6 bun2  shi2 ben3 = disinvestment; lose one's capital
detail 折本  sit6 bun2  she2 ben3 = lose money in business
detail 老本  lou5 bun2   = capital, principal; [粵]: original occupation
detail 虧本  kwai1 bun2  kui1 ben3 = lose money in business
detail 日本扁柏  jat6 bun2 bin2 paak3  ri4 ben3 bian3 bai3 = Japanese/Hinoki Cypress
detail 波本  bo1 bun2   = bourbon
detail 波本威士忌  bo1 bun2 wai1 si6 gei6*2   = bourbon
detail 版本  baan2 bun2  ban3 ben3 = version, edition
detail 課本  fo3 bun2   = textbook
detail 本應  bun2 jing1   = ought
detail 本家  bun2 gaa1  ben3 jia1 = distant relative with the same family name 粵
detail 手本  sau2 bun2  shou3 ben3 = (Manchu Dynasty) memo presented by successful candidate in formal call on examiner
detail 本該  bun2 goi1   = originally; what is not, but should be
detail 日本茶  jat6 bun2 caa4   = Japanese tea
detail 日本菜  jat6 bun2 coi3   = Japanese style dish
detail 日本手話  jat6 bun2 sau2 waa6   = Japanese Sign Language (JSL)
detail 不變資本  bat1 bin3 zi1 bun2  bu4 bian4 zi1 ben3 = constant capital 國
detail 文本  man4 bun2  wen2 ben3 = version, text
detail 本星期  bun2 sing1 kei4  ben3 xing1 qi1 (PRC), ben3 xing1 qi2 (Taiwan) = this week (common formation)
detail 本生燈  bun2 sang1 dang1  ben3 sheng1 deng1 = Bunsen burner
detail 本本主義  bun2 bun2 zyu2 ji6  ben3 ben3 zhu3 yi4 = book worship; bookishness
detail 本科  bun2 fo1  ben3 ke1 = undergraduate course; regular college course
detail 本義  bun2 ji6  ben3 yi4 = original meaning; literal sense
detail 本職  bun2 zik1  ben3 zhi2 = one's job
detail 本部  bun2 bou6  ben3 bu4 = a cadre
detail 本金  bun2 gam1  ben3 jin1 = capital (money); principal
detail 本題  bun2 tai4  ben3 ti2 = the subject under discussion; the point at issue
detail 本體  bun2 tai2  ben3 ti3 = noumenon; thing-in-itself
detail 吃老本  hek3 lou5 bun2  chi1 lao3 ben3 = to live off one's past gains 國
detail 低成本  dai1 sing4 bun2  di1 cheng2 ben3 = low cost; inexpensive
detail 便箋本  bin6 zin1 bun2  bian4 jian1 ben3 = notepad, memo pad, scribble pad
detail 外國資本  ngoi6 gwok3 zi1 bun2  wai4 guo2 zi1 ben3 = foreign capital
detail 天然本地  tin1 jin4 bun2 dei6  tian1 ran2 ben3 di4 = natural background
detail 插圖本  caap3 tou4 bun2  cha1 tu2 ben3 = an illustrated edition
detail 按成本  on3 sing4 bun2  an4 cheng2 ben3 = at cost
detail 本來面目  bun2 loi4 min6 muk6  ben3 lai2 mian4 mu4 = true colors; true features
detail 本初子午線  bun2 co1 zi2 ng5 sin3  ben3 chu1 zi3 wu3 xian4 = the first meridian; the prime meridian
detail 本利  bun2 lei6  ben3 li4 = investment and profit; principal and interest
detail 本國  bun2 gwok3  ben3 guo2 = this country (where the speaker is)
detail 本土化  bun2 tou2 faa3  ben3 tu3 hua4 = localization; to localize
detail 本堂  bun2 tong4  ben3 tang2 = nave
detail 本字  bun2 zi6  ben3 zi4 = [ling.] original character
detail 本年度  bun2 nin4 dou6  ben3 nian2 du4 = this year; the current year
detail 本底  bun2 dai2  ben3 di3 = background
detail 本底計數  bun2 dai2 gai3 sou3  ben3 di3 ji4 shu4 = background count
detail 本影  bun2 jing2  ben3 ying3 = umbra
detail 本意  bun2 ji3  ben3 yi4 = original idea; real intention; etymon
detail 本文  bun2 man4  ben3 wen2 = this text; article; the main body of a book
detail 本族語  bun2 zuk6 jyu5  ben3 zu2 yu3 = native language; mother tongue
detail 基本詞彙  gei1 bun2 ci4 wui6  ji1 ben3 ci2 hui4 = basic word
detail 基本概念  gei1 bun2 koi3 nim6  ji1 ben3 gai4 nian4 = basic concept
detail 基本原理  gei1 bun2 jyun4 lei5  ji1 ben3 yuan2 li3 = fundamental principle
detail 本調  bun2 diu6  ben3 diao4 = [ling.] original tone; citation tone
detail 平裝本  ping4 zong1 bun2  ping2 zhuang1 ben3 = softcover; paperback
detail 紙面本  zi2 min6 bun2  zhi3 mian4 ben3 = softcover; paperback
detail 本固枝榮  bun2 gu3 zi1 wing4  ben3 gu4 zhi1 rong2 = when the root is firm; the branches flourish
detail 抽印本  cau1 jan3 bun2  chou1 yin4 ben3 = separate
detail 商業版本  soeng1 jip6 baan2 bun2  shang1 ye4 ban3 ben3 = commercial version (of software)
detail 日本海  jat6 bun2 hoi2  ri4 ben3 hai3 = Sea of Japan
detail 標本蟲  biu1 bun2 cung4  biao1 ben3 chong2 = spider beetle
detail 本人的觀點  bun2 jan4 dik1 gun1 dim2  ben3 ren2 de5 guan1 dian3 = (one's) personal view 國
detail 八開本  baat3 hoi1 bun2  ba1 kai1 ben3 = [n] octavo
detail 版本說明  baan2 bun2 syut3 ming4  ban3 ben3 shuo1 ming2 = [v] imprint
detail 筆記本  bat1 gei3 bun2  bi3 ji4 ben3 = notebook
detail 本田  bun2 tin4  ben3 tian2 = Honda
detail 美國本地人  mei5 gwok3 bun2 dei6 jan4  mei3 guo2 ben3 di4 ren2 = Native American (aka "American Indian")
detail 借貸成本  ze3 taai3 sing4 bun2   = borrowing costs
detail 本地培養的人才  bun2 dei6 pui4 joeng5 dik1 jan4 coi4   = homegrown talent 國
detail 寫劇本  se2 kek6 bun2   = write the screenplay
detail 本地市場  bun2 dei6 si5 coeng4   = domestic market
detail 本土市場  bun2 tou2 si5 coeng4   = domestic market
detail 筆記本電腦  bat1 gei3 bun2 din6 nou5   = notebook computer
detail 桃色本  tou4 sik1 bun2  tai2 se4 ben3 = sex book
detail 日本相撲手  jat6 bun2 soeng1 pok3 sau2   = Japanese sumo wrestlers
detail 本地生產總值  bun2 dei6 sang1 caan2 zung2 zik6   = gross domestic product (GDP)
detail 日本學  jat6 bun2 hok6  ri4 ben3 xue2 = study of Japan
detail 日本新年  jat6 bun2 san1 nin4  ri4 ben3 xin1 nian2 = Japanese new year (shogatsu or oshogatsu)
detail 日本電視劇  jat6 bun2 din6 si6 kek6  ri4 ben3 dian4 shi4 ju4 = a Japanese soap opera
detail 日本龍蝦  jat6 bun2 lung4 haa1  ri4 ben3 long2 xia1 = Japanese lobster
detail 社女大本營  se5 neoi5*2 daai6 bun2 jing4  she4 nv3 da4 ben3 ying2 = [n] brothel, prostitute HQ,
detail 大本營  daai6 bun2 jing4  da4 ben3 ying2 = [n] military headquarters; centre, center
detail 本報記者  bun2 bou3 gei3 ze2  ben3 bao4 ji4 zhe3 = the reporter working specially for a newspaper (claimed by the paper authority)
detail 回本  wui4 bun2   = cover the costs
detail 抄本  caau1 bun2  chao1 ben3 = handwritten copy
detail 副本  fu3 bun2  fu4 ben3 = duplicate; transcript
detail 粵語課本  jyut6 jyu5 fo3 bun2   = [n] a Cantonese textbook
detail 基本建設  gei1 bun2 gin3 cit3  ji1 ben3 jian4 she4 = capital construction (common formation)
detail 基本功  gei1 bun2 gung1  ji1 ben3 gong1 = basic training; basic skill; essential technique
detail 活標本  wut6 biu1 bun2  huo2 biao1 ben3 = living specimen
detail 還本  waan4 bun2  huan2 ben3 = repayment of principal (capital)
detail 手抄本  sau2 caau1 bun2  shou3 chao1 ben3 = hand-written copy; manuscript
detail 一本正經  jat1 bun2 zing3 ging1  yi1 ben3 zheng4 jing1 = in all seriousness; in dead earnest
detail 小本經營  siu2 bun2 ging1 jing4  xiao3 ben3 jing1 ying2 = business with a small capital; do business in a small way
detail 血本  hyut3 bun2  xue4 ben3 = principal; original capital
detail 張本  zoeng1 bun2  zhang1 ben3 = an anticipatory action; a hint foreshadowing later development in a story; an anticipatory remark
detail 民間資本  man4 gaan1 zi1 bun2  min2 jian1 zi1 ben3 = private capital (common formation)
detail 本份  bun2 fan6   = one's duty
detail 盡本份  zeon6 bun2 fan6   = do one's duty; do one's part; do one's share
detail 本地雞  bun2 dei6 gai1  ben3 di4 ji1 = local girls
detail 本地菜  bun2 dei6 coi3   = local girls (lit., "local vegetables")
detail 本地薑唔辣  bun2 dei6 goeng1 m4 laat6   = local people or things aren't as valued as outside ones 粵
detail 本地狀元  bun2 dei6 zong6 jyun4  ben3 di4 zhuang4 yuan2 = lepers 粵
detail 本銀  bun2 ngan4*2   = capital (money); principal 粵
detail 代數基本定理  doi6 sou3 gei1 bun2 ding6 lei5  dai4 shu4 ji1 ben3 ding4 li3 = fundamental theorem of algebra (common formation)
detail 基本定理  gei1 bun2 ding6 lei5  ji1 ben3 ding4 li3 = fundamental theorem (common formation)
detail 基本粒子  gei1 bun2 nap1 zi2  ji1 ben3 li4 zi3 = elementary particle (common formation)
detail 微積分基本定理  mei4 zik1 fan1 gei1 bun2 ding6 lei5  wei1 ji1 fen1 ji1 ben3 ding4 li3 = fundamental theorem of calculus (common formation)
detail 筆記本計算機  bat1 gei3 bun2 gai3 syun3 gei1  bi3 ji4 ben3 ji4 suan4 ji1 = laptop; notebook (computer) (common formation)
detail 資本市場  zi1 bun2 si5 coeng4  zi1 ben3 shi4 chang3 = capital market (common formation)
detail 電影劇本  din6 jing2 kek6 bun2  dian4 ying3 ju4 ben3 = [n] photoplay; screenplay (common formation)
detail 日本櫻花  jat6 bun2 jing1 faa1   = Japanese cherry
detail 植物標本室  zik6 mat6 biu1 bun2 sat1   = herbarium
detail 植物標本林  zik6 mat6 biu1 bun2 lam4   = arboretum
detail 日本古箏  jat6 bun2 gu2 zaang1   = koto (common formation)
detail 第三副本  dai6 saam1 fu3 bun2  di4 san1 fu4 ben3 = quadruplicate (common formation)
detail 第二副本  dai6 ji6 fu3 bun2   = triplicate (common formation)
detail 本地註冊銀行  bun2 dei6 zyu3 caak3 ngan4 hong4   = locally incorporated bank (common formation)
detail 銀行本票  ngan4 hong4 bun2 piu3   = bank cashier order (common formation)
detail 透過現象看本質  tau3 gwo3 jin6 zoeng6 hon3 bun2 zat1  tou4 guo4 xian4 xiang4 kan4 ben3 zhi2 = see through the appearance to perceive the essence (common formation)
detail 一本通書睇到老  jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5   = rigid, inflexible (in one's views) 粵
detail 本港  bun2 gong2  ben3 gang3 = local Hong Kong (Lit.)
detail 日本嘢  jat6 bun2 je5   = Japanese food , Japanese meal 粵
detail 日本料理  jat6 bun2 liu6*2 lei5  ri4 ban3 liao4 li3 = Japanese food , Japanese meal
detail 固本培元  gu3 bun2 pui4 jyun4  gu4 ben3 pei2 yuan2 = to solidify/strengthen a foundation (esp. of health)
detail 三句話不離本行  saam1 geoi3 waa6 bat1 lei4 bun2 hong4  san1 ju4 hua4 bu4 li2 ben3 xing2 = talk shop; talk shop all the time 國
detail 本分  bun2 fan6  ben3 fen4 = (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds
detail 本行  bun2 hong4  ben3 hang2 = one's line; one's profession
detail 打開本書  daa2 hoi1 bun2 syu1   = open the book
detail 揭開本書  kit3 hoi1 bun2 syu1   = open the book 粵
detail 本週  bun2 zau1  ben3 zhou1 = this week
detail 本島  bun2 dou2  ben3 dao3 = main island
detail 應召女郎大本營  jing3 ziu6 neoi5 long4 daai6 bun2 jing4   = an escort agency (lit., "call girl headquarters")
detail 草本  cou2 bun2  cao3 ben3 = herbaceous
detail 腳本  goek3 bun2  jiao3 ben3 = script, scenario
detail 虛構資本  heoi1 kau3 zi1 bun2  xu1 gou4 zi1 ben3 = fictitious capital
detail 大日本帝國  daai6 jat6 bun2 dai3 gwok3  da4 ri4 ben3 di4 guo2 = Empire of Japan
detail 日本式  jat6 bun2 sik1  ri4 ben3 shi4 = Japanese style
detail 本體論  bun2 tai2 leon6   = ontology
detail 本屆  bun2 gaai3  ben3 jie4 = this session (of an event)
detail 古抄本  gu2 caau1 bun2  gu3 chao1 ben3 = codex (common formation)
detail 硬抄本  ngaang6 caau1 bun2  ying4 chao1 ben3 = hard copy (common formation)
detail 軟抄本  jyun5 caau1 bun2  ruan3 chao1 ben3 = soft copy (common formation)
detail 基本頻率  gei1 bun2 pan4 leot6  ji1 ben3 pin2 lv4 = fundamental frequency
detail 刪節本  saan1 zit3 bun2  shan1jie2 ben3 = abridged version; abbreviated edition
detail 血本無歸  hyut3 bun2 mou4 gwai1  xue4 ben3 wu2 gui1 = receive nothing in for one's hard-earned savings or investments; to lose one's life savings due to bankruptcy etc.
detail 本科生  bun2 fo1 saang1  ben3 ke1 sheng1 = undergraduate
detail 抌本  dam2 bun2   = have to spend a lot of money on 粵
detail 落本  lok6 bun2  luo4 ben3 = have to spend a lot of money (capital) on 粵
detail 足本  zuk1 bun2  zu2 ben3 = unabridged / complete book
detail 足本版  zuk1 bun2 baan2  zu2 ben3 ban3 = unabridged / complete book edition
detail 一本萬利  jat1 bun2 maan6 lei6  yi1 ben3 wan4 li4 = make big profit of a small capital
detail 本席  bun2 zik6  ben3 xi2 = I (said of a judge speaking in first person)
detail 日本女優  jat6 bun2 neoi5 jau1  ri4 ben3 nv3 you1 = Japanese actress
detail 本利歸還  bun2 lei6 gwai1 waan4  ben3 li4 gui1 huan2 = to return in principal and interest; to take revenge to the full
detail 本乎  bun2 fu4  ben3 hu1 = be based upon; originate from
detail 本位  bun2 wai6  ben3 wei4 = standard; one's own department or unit
detail 老本行  lou5 bun2 hong4  lao3 ben3 hang2 = old profession
detail 翻本  faan1 bun2  fan1 ben3 = win back what one has lost
detail 老婆本  lou5 po4 bun2   = marriage fund 粵
detail 棺材本  gun1 coi4 bun2   = funeral fund 粵
detail 使人唔使本  sai2 jan4 m4 sai2 bun2  shi3 ren2 wu2 shi3 ben3 = push people around too much 粵
detail 本宮  bun2 gung1  ben3 gong1 = I; me (personal pronoun used by empress; concubine; princess etc.)
detail 範本  faan6 bun2  fan4 ben3 = model, template
detail 夠本  gau3 bun2  gou4 ben3 = get your money's worth; break even
detail 熊本  hung4 bun2  xiong2 ben3 = Kumamoto
detail 日本仔  jat6 bun2 zai2  ri4 ben3 zai3 = Japanese person (derogatory)
detail 布里斯本  bou3 lei5 si1 bun2   = Brisbane
detail 日本航空公司  jat6 bun2 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1   = Japan Air Lines (JAL)
detail 日本經濟新聞  jat6 bun2 ging1 zai3 san1 man4  ri4 ben3 jing1 ji4 xin1 wen2 = Japanese Economic News
detail 日本腦炎  jat6 bun2 nou5 jim4  ri4 ben3 nao3 yan2 = Japanese encephalitis
detail 日本電報電話公司  jat6 bun2 din6 bou3 din6 waa6*2 gung1 si1  ri4 ben3 dian4 bao4 dian4 hua4 gong1 si1 = Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT)
detail 本篤十六世  bun2 duk1 sap6 luk6 sai3  ben3 du3 shi2 liu4 shi4 = Benedict XVI (Roman Catholic pope)
detail 角本  gok3 bun2   = script (on a computer)
detail 本土化軟件  bun2 tou2 faa3 jyun5 gin6*2  ben3 tu3 hua4 ruan3 jian4 = software localization
detail 本地管理界面  bun2 dei6 gun2 lei5 gaai3 min6*2  ben3 di4 guan3 li3 jie4 mian4 = local management interface (LMI)
detail 本州  bun2 zau1  ben3 zhou1 = Honshu
detail 本底輻射  bun2 dai2 fuk1 se6  ben3 di3 fu2 she4 = background radiation
detail 本拉登  bun2 laai1 dang1  ben3 la1 deng1 = [普] (Osama) bin Laden
detail 奧薩瑪本拉登  ou3 saat3 maa5 bun2 laai1 dang1   = [普] Osama bin Laden
detail 保存的標本  bou2 cyun4 dik1 biu1 bun2  bao3 cun2 de5 biao1 ben3 = preserved specimen 國
detail 牙本質  ngaa4 bun2 zat1  ya2 ben3 zhi2 = dentine
detail 本溪  bun2 kai1  ben3 xi1 = Benxi
detail 教宗本篤十六世  gaau3 zung1 bun2 duk1 sap6 luk6 sai3   = Pope Benedict XVI
detail 聯合國資本開發基金  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 zi1 bun2 hoi1 faat3 gei1 gam1   = United Nations Capital Development Fund
detail 日本央行  jat6 bun2 joeng1 hong2   = Bank of Japan
detail 日本航空  jat6 bun2 hong4 hung1   = Japan Airlines
detail 本港台  bun2 gong2 toi4   = Asia Television Ltd. Home Channel
detail 亞洲電視本港台  aa3 zau1 din6 si6 bun2 gong2 toi4   = Asia Television, Ltd. Home Channel
detail 本洲  bun2 zau1   = Benjhou, Benzhou
detail 香港日本人俱樂部  hoeng1 gong2 jat6 bun2 keoi1 lok6 bou6   = The Hong Kong Japanese Club
detail 歌本哈根  go1 bun2 haa1 gan1   = Copenhagen
detail 日本銀行  jat6 bun2 ngan4 hong4  ri4 ben3 yin2 hang2 = Bank of Japan
detail 日本國憲法  jat6 bun2 gwok3 hin3 faat3  ri4 ben3 guo2 xian4 fa3 = the Japanese constitution
detail 木本植物  muk6 bun2 zik6 mat6  mu4 ban3 zhi2 wu4 = [botany] xylophyta; woody plant
detail 基本國策  gei1 bun2 gwok3 caak3  ji1 ben3 guo2 ce4 = basic state policy; basic national policy (common formation)
detail 基本國情  gei1 bun2 gwok3 cing4  ji1 ben3 guo2 qing2 = fundamental realities of the country (common formation)
detail 基本人權  gei1 bun2 jan4 kyun4  ji1 ben3 ren2 quan2 = fundamental human rights (common formation)
detail 機會成本  gei1 wui6 sing4 bun2  ji1 hui4 cheng2 ben3 = opportunity cost (common formation)
detail 以人為本  ji5 jan4 wai4 bun2  yi3 ren2 wei2 ben3 = people oriented; people foremost (common formation)
detail 日本天皇  jat6 bun2 tin1 wong4  ri4 ben3 tian1 huang2 = Emperor of Japan (common formation)
detail 日本共產黨  jat6 bun2 gung6 caan2 dong2  ri4 ben3 gong4 chan3 dang3 = Japanese Communist Party (common formation)
detail 日本社會黨  jat6 bun2 se5 wui2 dong2  ri4 ben3 she4 hui4 dang3 = Japan Socialist Party (common formation)
detail 日本黑道  jat6 bun2 hak1 dou6  ri4 ben3 hei1 dao4 = Yakuza (Japanese mafia) (common formation)
detail 日本長期信用銀行  jat6 bun2 coeng4 kei4 seon3 jung6 ngan4 hong4   = Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Limited (common formation)
detail 西日本銀行  sai1 jat6 bun2 ngan4 hong4   = Nishi-Nippon Bank, Ltd. (common formation)
detail 日本語  jat6 bun2 jyu5  ri4 ben3 yu3 = the Japanese language, Nihongo
detail 壹本便利  jat1 bun2 bin6 lei6   = Easy Finder
detail 超文本  ciu1 man4 bun2  chao1 wen2 ben3 = hypertext
detail 日本郵船  jat6 bun2 jau4 syun4   = short-lived 粵
detail 哥本哈根  go1 bun2 haa1 gan1  ge1 ben3 ha1 gen1 = Copenhagen
detail 腳本語言  goek3 bun2 jyu5 jin4  jiao3 ben3 yu3 yan2 = script language, scripting programming language
detail 日本漢詩  jat6 bun2 hon3 si1  ri4 ben3 han4 shi1 = poem in the form of Chinese writing Japanese poetry
detail 本土主義  bun2 tou2 zyu2 ji6  ben3 tu3 zhu3 yi4 = nativism
detail 臨時的本地管理接口  lam4 si4 dik1 bun2 dei6 gun2 lei5 zip3 hau2  lin2 shi2 de5 ben3 di4 guan3 li3 jie1 kou3 = Interim Local Management Interface; ILMI 國
detail 日本原子能研究所  jat6 bun2 jyun4 zi2 nang4 jin4 gau3 so2  ri4 ben3 yuan2 zi3 neng2 yan2 jiu4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) suo3 = Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
detail 本杰明  bun2 git6 ming4  ben3 jie2 ming2 = Benjamin (person name)
detail 本草綱目  bun2 cou2 gong1 muk6  ben3 cao3 gang1 mu4 = An Outline Treatise of Medical Herbs, compiled by Li3 Shi2 Zhen1 李時珍
detail 本草  bun2 cou2  ben3 cao3 = a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine; Chinese materia medica
detail 本溪滿族自治縣  bun2 kai1 mun5 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6  ben3 xi1 Man3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Benxi (county in Liaoning)
detail 東日本旅客鐵道  dung1 jat6 bun2 leoi5 haak3 tit3 dou6  dong1 ri4 ben3 lv3 ke4 tie3 dao4 = East Japan Railway Company
detail 日本電氣股份有限公司  jat6 bun2 din6 hei3 gu2 fan6*2 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1  ri4 ben3 dian4 qi4 gu3 fen4 you3 xian4 gong1 si1 = NEC Corporation
detail 日本國有鐵道  jat6 bun2 gwok3 jau5 tit3 dou6  ri4 ben3 guo2 you3 tie3 dao4 = Japanese National Railways
detail 日本民主黨  jat6 bun2 man4 zyu2 dong2  ri4 ben3 min2 zhu3 dang3 = Democratic Party of Japan
detail 日本國立國會圖書館  jat6 bun2 gwok3 laap6 gwok3 wui4*2 tou4 syu1 gun2  ri4 ben3 guo2 li4 guo2 hui4 tu2 shu1 guan3 = National Parliament Library of Japan
detail 橋本  kiu4 bun2  qiao2 ben3 = (Japanese surname) Hashimoto
detail 橋本龍太郎  kiu4 bun2 lung4 taai3 long4  qiao2 ben3 long2 tai4 lang2 = Hashimoto, Ryutaro (prime minister of Japan)
detail 日本共同社  jat6 bun2 gung6 tung4 se5  ri4 ben3 gong4 tong2 she4 = Kyodo, the Japanese news agency

Showing 10 of 17 examples containing 本
detail 他是否本地人？ 國
Is he a local?
detail audio 佢係咪本地人嚟㗎？ 粵
Is he/she a local?
detail 你而家喺日本 粵
You're in Japan at the moment
[Lit. you now at Japan Std. Chinese: 你現在身處日本]
detail 我從來都沒去過日本。 國
I have never been to Japan.
detail 我根本阻住唔到佢 粵
I just wasn't able to stop him.
[Lit. I basically block-not-arrive him. The construction verb-m4-dou2 indicates an inability to complete the action. So, block-not-arrive is idiomatically "unable to block".]
detail audio 佢存放咗幾本書喺我呢處。 粵
He has left a number of books with me.
detail audio 佢睇緊書，但係我睇唔到嗰本書嘅名。 粵
He/She is reading a book, but I can't see what it's called.
detail audio 挾住本書返學 粵
He went to school with a book held under his arm.
detail 本書㨴到最後一頁 粵
Turn the book to the last page!
detail 他本來想在沿海城市工作 國
At first he intended to work in a coastal city.
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