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血本
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principal; original capital Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1351 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 25th Feb 2007 16:30 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:血 hyut3 - blood; blood relationship本 bun2 - basis; original; copy 1 compounds containing this word:血本無歸 - receive nothing in for one's hard-earned savings or investments; to lose one's life savings due to bankruptcy etc. |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).