本義

See also: 本义

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (本義)		本	義
simp. (本义)		本	义

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² ji⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnyì
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-i⁴
    • Yale: běn-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenyih
    • Palladius: бэньи (bɛnʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 本意 本義／本义

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² ji⁶
    • Yale: bún yih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² ji⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² yi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ jiː²²/

Noun

本義

1. (semantics) original meaning

See also

• 引申義／引申义 (yǐnshēnyì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	義
ほん Grade: 1	ぎ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

本(ほん)義(ぎ) • (hongi) 

1. true meaning; underlying principle
2. (semantics) original meaning

Synonyms

• 原意(げんい) (gen'i)
• 原義(げんぎ) (gengi)