本來

本來

See also: 本来

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	to come
trad. (本來)		本	來
simp. (本来)		本	来

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnlái

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² loi⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pún-lòi
• Min Dong (BUC): buōng-lài
• Min Nan (POJ): pún-lâi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: běnlái
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenlai
    • IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² loi⁴
    • Yale: bún lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² loi⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ lɔːy̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-lòi
    • Hakka Romanization System: bun` loiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bun³ loi²
    • IPA: /pun³¹ loi̯¹¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: buōng-lài
    • IPA ^(key): /puoŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(l-)nˡai⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: pún-lâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pwnlaai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laɪ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laɪ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laɪ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laɪ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laɪ²³/

Adjective

本來

1. (attributive) original

Adverb

本來

1. originally; the original intent was that
2. it goes without saying; of course

Synonyms

• (originally):

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Synonyms of 本來

一開始／一开始 (yīkāishǐ) 原來／原来 (yuánlái) 原先 (yuánxiān) 原底 (yuándǐ) (chiefly Cantonese, Min Nan) 原本 (yuánběn) 在本 (Min Nan) 最初 (zuìchū) 本底 (Min Nan) 本成 (Min Nan)

本然 (Min Nan) 當初／当初 (dāngchū) 當初時／当初时 (Min Nan) 自本 (Min Nan) 舊底／旧底 (Min Nan) 起先 (qǐxiān) 起初 (qǐchū) 起頭／起头 (qǐtóu) 開初／开初 (kāichū)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
本	來

Adverb

本來 • (bollae) (hangeul 본래)

1. Hanja form^? of 본래 (“originally”).

Noun

本來 • (bollae) (hangeul 본래)

1. Hanja form^? of 본래 (“origin”).