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正本

正本

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
simp. and trad. (正本)		正	本

Noun

正本

original (of a document)
reserved copy (of a library book)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhèngběn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ bun²
Min Nan (POJ): chiàⁿ-pún / chèng-pún

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhèngběn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄣˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqbeen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ bun²
  - Yale: jing bún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ bun²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ puːn³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-pún
  - Tâi-lô: tsiànn-pún
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviarpuon
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiã¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-pún
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-pún
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeangpuon
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/