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Definition 2024

本體

本體

See also: 本体

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	body; form; style body; form; style; system
trad. (本體)		本	體
simp. (本体)		本	体

Noun

本體

(philosophy) thing-in-itself; noumenon
main part

Derived terms

本體論／本体论 (běntǐlùn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): běntǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² tai²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pún-thí
Min Nan (POJ): pún-thé

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: běntǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beentii
  - IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun² tai²
  - Yale: bún tái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun² tai²
  - IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-thí
  - Hakka Romanization System: bun` ti`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bun³ ti³
  - IPA: /pun³¹ tʰi³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-thé
  - Tâi-lô: pún-thé
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pwntea
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰe⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁴¹/