張本

張本

Chinese

		(a measure word); surname; open up	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
trad. (張本)		張	本
simp. (张本)		张	本

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāngběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤ ㄅㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ bun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhāngběn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jangbeen
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng¹ bun²
    • Yale: jēung bún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng¹ bun²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng¹ bun²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕœːŋ⁵⁵ puːn³⁵/

Noun

張本

1. (literary) foreshadowing; hints
2. (literary) arrangements made in advance
3. (literary) reason; cause
4. (literary) basis; proof (for an argument, theory, etc.); foundation

Synonyms

• (reason): 緣由／缘由 (yuányóu)
• (basis): 根據／根据 (gēnjù), 依據／依据 (yījù), (Min Nan) 憑準／凭准

Verb

張本

1. (literary) to originate; to come from

Synonyms

• 起源 (qǐyuán)