本是

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	be; yes; this
simp. and trad. (本是)		本	是

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnshìh
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-shih⁴
    • Yale: běn-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenshyh
    • Palladius: бэньши (bɛnʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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Adverb

本是

1. (literary) after all