固本

Chinese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gùběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄣˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kò͘-pún

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gùběn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gùběn
    • Wade–Giles: ku⁴-pên³
    • Yale: gù-běn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhbeen
    • Palladius: губэнь (gubɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-pún
    • Tâi-lô: kòo-pún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: korpuon
    • IPA (Singapore): /kɔ²¹⁻⁴² pun⁴²/

Etymology 1

		hard; strong; solid hard; strong; solid; sure	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. (固本)		固	本

Verb

固本

1. (literary) to consolidate the base

Derived terms

• 根深固本
• 深根固本 (shēngēngùběn)

 

Etymology 2

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (固本)		固	本

From English coupon.

Noun

固本

1. (Malaysia, Singapore) coupon

   刮固本  ―  guā gùběn  ―  to scratch off the time from a parking coupon