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本是

本是

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	is; are; am is; are; am; yes; to be
simp. and trad. (本是)		本	是

Adverb

本是

(literary) after all

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): běnshì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: běnshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    本事
    本市
    本是