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老本

老本

Chinese

 
old (of people); aged; venerable (person); outdated; experienced; (a prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity)
 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
simp. and trad.
(老本)

Noun

老本

  1. capital; assets; savings
  2. (figuratively) reputation; merit
  3. old edition of a book
  4. (of tree) trunk