古本

Chinese

		ancient; old	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. (古本)		古	本

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² bun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔběn [Phonetic: gúběn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔběn
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-pên³
    • Yale: gǔ-běn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guubeen
    • Palladius: губэнь (gubɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu² bun²
    • Yale: gú bún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu² bun²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu² bun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ puːn³⁵/

Noun

古本

1. ancient book; ancient version or edition of a text

Synonyms

• 舊本／旧本 (jiùběn)

Antonyms

• 今本 (jīnběn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
古	本
ふる Grade: 2	ほん Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ɾɯ̟hõ̞ɴ]

Noun

古(ふる)本(ほん) • (furuhon) 

1. secondhand books