本命

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	life; fate
simp. and trad. (本命)		本	命

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnmìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnmìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnmìng
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-ming⁴
    • Yale: běn-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenminq
    • Palladius: бэньмин (bɛnʹmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ⁵¹/

Etymology 1

Noun

本命

1. the heavenly stem and earthly branch associated with a person's birth year
2. Short for 本命年 (běnmìngnián, “zodiac year”).

Derived terms

• 本命年 (běnmìngnián)
• 本命日
• 本命星
• 本命辰

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese.

Noun

本命

1. (neologism, slang) one's favourite
2. (ACG) most expected candidate

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
本	命
ほん Grade: 1	みょう Grade: 3
goon

• IPA^(key): [hõ̞mʲːo̞ː]

• IPA^(key): [hõ̞mːe̞ː]

Noun

本(ほん)命(みょう) • (honmyō) 

本(ほん)命(めい) • (honmei) 

1. the heavenly stem and earthly branch of a person's birth year

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
本	命
ほん Grade: 1	めい Grade: 3
kan’on

• IPA^(key): [hõ̞mːe̞ː]

Noun

本(ほん)命(めい) • (honmei) 

1. expected winner
2. most desired, favorite

Derived terms

• 本命(ほんめい)チョコ (honmei choko)

Korean

Hanja in this term
本	命

Noun

本命 • (bonmyeong) (hangeul 본명)

1. Hanja form^? of 본명 (“the heavenly stem and earthly branch of a person's birth year”).