本固枝榮

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	hard; strong; solid hard; strong; solid; sure	branch; (a measure word)	glory; honoured
trad. (本固枝榮)		本	固	枝	榮
simp. (本固枝荣)		本	固	枝	荣
Literally: “when the root is firm, the branches flourish”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běngùzhīróng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² gu³ zi¹ wing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běngùzhīróng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běngùjhihróng
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-ku⁴-chih¹-jung²
    • Yale: běn-gù-jr̄-rúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenguhjyrong
    • Palladius: бэньгучжижун (bɛnʹgučžižun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² gu³ zi¹ wing⁴
    • Yale: bún gu jī wìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² gu³ dzi¹ wing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² gu³ ji¹ wing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ kuː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ wɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

本固枝榮

1. only when the foundation is consolidated can the parts develop