本始

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	begin
trad. (本始)		本	始
simp. #(本始)		本	始

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnshǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnshǐ [Phonetic: bénshǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnshǐh
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-shih³
    • Yale: běn-shř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenshyy
    • Palladius: бэньши (bɛnʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

本始

1. (literary) beginning; outset; start