本尊
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[edit]roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word) |
to honour | ||
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trad. (本尊) | 本 | 尊 | |
simp. #(本尊) | 本 | 尊 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄗㄨㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: běnzun
- Wade–Giles: pên3-tsun1
- Yale: běn-dzwūn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beentzuen
- Palladius: бэньцзунь (bɛnʹczunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bun2 zyun1
- Yale: bún jyūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: bun2 dzyn1
- Guangdong Romanization: bun2 jun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /puːn³⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]本尊
- (Buddhism) the idol or other main object of worship at a temple; the principal image; yidam
- (neologism, slang) the original (person, version, etc.), as opposed to an imitator
Descendants
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]本尊
Further reading
[edit]- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “本尊” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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本 | 尊 |
ほん Grade: 1 |
そん > ぞん Grade: 6 |
on'yomi |
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- the idol or other main object of worship at a temple
- 1922, 内藤鳴雪, 鳴雪自叙伝:
- 本堂の後ろの黒本尊もやはり跣足で這入ったものである。
- Hondō no ushiro no kuro honzon mo yahari hadashi de haitta mono de aru.
- Sure enough, behind the temple along with the black idol was somebody who'd come in barefoot.
- 本堂の後ろの黒本尊もやはり跣足で這入ったものである。
- 1922, 内藤鳴雪, 鳴雪自叙伝:
- the main object of attention or affection (often used sarcastically)
- 1907, 夏目漱石, 野分:
- 恋が装飾ならば恋の本尊たる愛人は無論装飾品である。
- Koi ga sōshoku naraba koi no honzon taru aijin wa muron sōshokuhin de aru.
- If your love is for show, then of course your vaunted lover will be a mere ornament.
- 恋が装飾ならば恋の本尊たる愛人は無論装飾品である。
- 1907, 夏目漱石, 野分:
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