手本

手本

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	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. (手本)		手	本

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒuběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² bun²
• Min Nan (POJ): chhiú-pún

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shǒuběn [Phonetic: shóuběn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooubeen
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² bun²
    • Yale: sáu bún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² bun²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² bun²
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ puːn³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-pún
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-pún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'puon
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pun⁵³/

Noun

手本

1. handbook; manual
2. record book; workbook

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	本
て Grade: 1	ほん Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Noun

手本 (hiragana てほん, rōmaji tehon)

1. a model, an example

Usage notes

Used of ways of doing things by experts or authorities which the listener should follow.

Synonyms

• 模範
• よりどころ