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本國

本國

Chinese

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

Noun

本國

one's own country, home country, homeland

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): běnguó

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² gwok³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pún-koet
Min Nan (POJ): pún-kok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: běnguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beengwo
  - IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun² gwok³
  - Yale: bún gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun² gwok⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-koet
  - Hakka Romanization System: bun` gued`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bun³ gued⁵
  - IPA: /pun³¹ ku̯et̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-kok
  - Tâi-lô: pún-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pwnkog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/