本息

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath
simp. and trad. (本息)		本	息

Etymology

Short for 本金 (běnjīn) + 利息 (lìxī).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnxī, běnxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧ, ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnsi
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-hsi¹
    • Yale: běn-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenshi
    • Palladius: бэньси (bɛnʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnsí
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-hsi²
    • Yale: běn-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenshyi
    • Palladius: бэньси (bɛnʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/

Noun

本息

1. capital and interest