正本

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
simp. and trad. (正本)		正	本

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ bun²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiàⁿ-pún / chèng-pún

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngběn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngběn
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-pên³
    • Yale: jèng-běn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqbeen
    • Palladius: чжэнбэнь (čžɛnbɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ bun²
    • Yale: jing bún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ bun²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ bun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ puːn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-pún
    • Tâi-lô: tsiànn-pún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cviarpuon
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-pún
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-pún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeangpuon
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/

Noun

正本

1. original (of a document)
2. reserved copy (of a library book)

Antonyms

• 副本 (fùběn)