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[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
Default PoS:  Additional PoS:      Show all nouns that can use this classifier Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: 木 (#75)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 木 |
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This word has been viewed 25287 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Oct 2009 10:45 |
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本日
bun2 jat6 = today. [粵]今日 國
日本人
jat6 bun2 jan4 = Japanese person
本地
bun2 dei6 = local
本月
bun2 jyut6 = this month
本來
bun2 loi4 = formerly; at first; original
日本
jat6 bun2 = Japan
它本身
taa1 bun2 san1 = itself 國
冇本心
mou5 bun2 sam1 = to have no conscience 粵
本心
bun2 sam1 = conscience 粵
本人
bun2 jan4 = oneself; in personSee all 246 compounds (CantoDict reports 276 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 17 examples containing 本
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".] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/212/]本[/url][/big]
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Decimal representation of this word: 本
Unicode code for this character: U+672c (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 本
Unicode code for this character: U+672c (off-site link)
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