本省

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province
simp. and trad. (本省)		本	省

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnshěng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² saang²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnshěng [Phonetic: bénshěng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnshěng
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-shêng³
    • Yale: běn-shěng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beensheeng
    • Palladius: бэньшэн (bɛnʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² saang²
    • Yale: bún sáang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² saang²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² sang²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ saːŋ³⁵/

Noun

本省

1. home province

   Antonym: 外省 (wàishěng)

Derived terms

• 本省人 (běnshěngrén)

 

Related terms

• 本鄉／本乡 (běnxiāng, “home village”)