國本

Chinese

		country; state; nation	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
trad. (國本)		國	本
simp. (国本)		国	本
anagram		本國／本国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guóběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ bun²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kok-pún

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guóběn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guóběn
    • Wade–Giles: kuo²-pên³
    • Yale: gwó-běn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwobeen
    • Palladius: гобэнь (gobɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwok³ bun²
    • Yale: gwok bún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ bun²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guog³ bun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ puːn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-pún
    • Tâi-lô: kok-pún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kokpuon
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pun⁴¹/

Noun

國本

1. (literary) fundamental principles for administering a country; foundation of a nation
2. (literary) crown prince

Synonyms

• (crown prince): 世子 (shìzǐ), 太子 (tàizǐ)