本意

本意

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy
simp. and trad. (本意)		本	意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² ji³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pún-yi
• Min Nan (POJ): pún-ì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: běnyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenyih
    • IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² ji³
    • Yale: bún yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² yi³
    • IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ jiː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: bun` i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bun<sup>3</sup> yi<sup>4</sup>
    • IPA: /pun³¹ i⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: bun` (r)i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bun³ yi⁴
    • IPA: /pun³¹ (j)i⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-ì
    • Tâi-lô: pún-ì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pwn'ix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/

Noun

本意

1. one’s initial intention; original idea; true feelings; aspiration; purpose; goal
2. signification
3. etymon

Synonyms

• (initial intention):

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初心 (chūxīn) 初衷 (chūzhōng)

初衷 (chūzhōng) 本心 (běnxīn)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	意
ほん Grade: 1	い Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

本意 (hiragana ほんい, rōmaji hon'i)

1. one's motives, intent