本嚟

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	(Cantonese) to come
trad. (本嚟)		本	嚟
simp. #(本嚟)		本	嚟

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² lai⁴ / bun² lei⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² lai⁴ / bun² lei⁴
    • Yale: bún làih / bún lèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² lai⁴ / bun² lei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² lei⁴ / bun² léi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ lɐi̯²¹/, /puːn³⁵ lei̯²¹/

Adverb

本嚟

1. (Cantonese, uncommon) originally

Synonyms

• 本來／本来 (běnlái)