回本

Chinese

		to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
simp. and trad. (回本)		回	本

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huíběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ bun²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hôe-pún

  (Teochew, Peng'im): huê⁵ bung²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huíběn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huéiběn
    • Wade–Giles: hui²-pên³
    • Yale: hwéi-běn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweibeen
    • Palladius: хуэйбэнь (xuejbɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huíběnr
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄣˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huéiběnr
    • Wade–Giles: hui²-pên³-ʼrh
    • Yale: hwéi-běnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweibeel
    • Palladius: хуэйбэньр (xuejbɛnʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ pəɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wui⁴ bun²
    • Yale: wùih bún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ bun²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ bun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ puːn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-pún
    • Tâi-lô: huê-pún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'puon
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hue²⁴⁻²² pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hue²⁴⁻²² pun⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue¹³⁻²² pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hue²⁴⁻¹¹ pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue²³⁻³³ pun⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: huê⁵ bung²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huê púng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ puŋ⁵²/

Verb

回本

1. to get back money that has been invested

   你只需要先投資50塊，然後很快就可以回本了。 [MSC, trad.]
   你只需要先投资50块，然后很快就可以回本了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ zhǐ xūyào xiān tóuzī wǔshí kuài, ránhòu hěn kuài jiù kěyǐ huíběn le. [Pinyin]

   You only need an initial investment of 50 dollars, and you can get that back very quickly.