本性

本性

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (本性)		本	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² sing³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pún-sin
• Min Nan (POJ): pún-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: běnxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenshinq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnsìng
    • IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² sing³
    • Yale: bún sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² xing³
    • IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ sɪŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-sin
    • Hakka Romanization System: bun` xin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bun³ xin⁴
    • IPA: /pun³¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: pún-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pwnsexng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/

Noun

本性

1. one's inherent nature

Synonyms

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天性 (tiānxìng) 性子 (xìngzi) 性情 (xìngqíng) 本質／本质 (běnzhì)

率性 (shuàixìng) (literary) 稟性／禀性 (bǐngxìng) 素性 (sùxìng) 脾氣／脾气 (píqi)

Derived terms

江山易改，本性難移／江山易改，本性难移 (jiāngshān yì gǎi, běnxìng nán yí)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	性
ほん Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Noun

本性 (hiragana ほんしょう, rōmaji honshō)

1. one's inherent nature

Kanji in this term
本	性
ほん Grade: 1	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

本性 (hiragana ほんせい, rōmaji honsei)

1. one's inherent nature

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Korean

Hanja in this term
本	性

Noun

本性 • (bonseong) (hangeul 본성)

1. Hanja form^? of 본성 (“one's inherent nature”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
本	性

Noun

本性

1. Hán tự form of bản tính (“inherent nature; character”).