本證

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	certificate; proof; to prove certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm
trad. (本證)		本	證
simp. (本证)		本	证

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnzhèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² zing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnzhèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnjhèng
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-chêng⁴
    • Yale: běn-jèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenjenq
    • Palladius: бэньчжэн (bɛnʹčžɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² zing³
    • Yale: bún jing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² dzing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² jing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

Noun

本證

1. assertive evidence
2. direct proof (in textual criticism)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “in textual criticism”): 反證／反证 (fǎnzhèng)