本性

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	sex; nature; surname sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (本性)		本	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běnxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² sing³
Min Nan (POJ): pún-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: běnxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenshinq
  - IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun² sing³
  - Yale: bún sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun² sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun² xing³
  - IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ sɪŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: pún-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pwnsexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/

Noun

本性

one's inherent nature

Derived terms

江山易改，本性難移／江山易改，本性难移 (jiāngshān yì gǎi, běnxìng nán yí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	性
ほん Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Noun

本性 (hiragana ほんしょう, rōmaji honshō)

one's inherent nature

Kanji in this term
本	性
ほん Grade: 1	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

本性 (hiragana ほんせい, rōmaji honsei)

one's inherent nature

Korean

Hanja in this term
本	性

Noun

本性 • (bonseong) (hangeul 본성)

Hanja form^? of 본성 (“one's inherent nature”).

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