本 (bun2) — basis; origin; source in Cantonese

bunˊ²本

Mandarin Pinyin: ben3

Meaning of 本

nounbasis; origin; source

nounoriginal; inherent; intrinsic

nounmy/our; this; current

nounoriginally; at first

nouncapital; principal; cost

nouncopy; book; edition; script

nounbased on; according to; on the authority of

nouncopy (of book, magazine, dictionary, etc)

nounroot or stem (of a plant)

nouncapital (funds)

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Example Sentences with 本

他是否本地人？

Is he a local?

佢係咪本地人嚟㗎？

Is he/she a local?

我從來都沒去過日本。

I have never been to Japan.

佢存放咗幾本書喺我呢處。

He has left a number of books with me.

佢睇緊書，但係我睇唔到嗰本書嘅名。

He/She is reading a book, but I can't see what it's called.

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Words Containing 本

張本zoeng1 bun2

an anticipatory action; a hint foreshadowing later development in a story; an anticipatory remark

資本zi1 bun2

capital (as in goods and net worth)

本宮bun2 gung1

I; me (personal pronoun used by empress; concubine; princess etc.)

本來bun2 loi4

original; true; natural

本調bun2 diu6

original tone; citation tone

讀本duk6 bun2

reader; an instructional book

商業版本soeng1 jip6 baan2 bun2

commercial version (of software)

本分bun2 fan6

(to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds

本義bun2 ji6

original meaning; literal sense

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