"本原" meaning in Chinese

See 本原 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /puːn³⁵ jyːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡuan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan¹³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/, /puːn³⁵ jyːn²¹/, /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/, /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡuan²⁴/, /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan¹³/, /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/, /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²³/ Chinese transliterations: běnyuán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄣˇ ㄩㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bun² jyun⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], pún-goân, běnyuán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄅㄣˇ ㄩㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], běnyuán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], pên³-yüan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], běn-ywán [Mandarin, Yale, standard], beenyuan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], бэньюань [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], bɛnʹjuanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], bún yùhn [Cantonese, Yale], bun² jyn⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bun² yun⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], pún-goân [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], pún-guân [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], pwn'goaan [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 本原
  1. (philosophy) principle; source; origin Synonyms: 本源 (běnyuán), 根源 (gēnyuán)
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      "ipa": "/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/"
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        "standard"
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        "Palladius",
        "standard"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "bun² yun⁴"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "pún-goân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pún-guân"
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pwn'goaan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puːn³⁵ jyːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡuan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²³/"
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "běnyuán",
      "word": "本源"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gēnyuán",
      "word": "根源"
    }
  ],
  "word": "本原"
}

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