本生

本生

Chinese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: běnshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beensheng
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnsheng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (本生)		本	生

Proper noun

本生

1. Bunsen

Derived terms

本生燈／本生灯 (běnshēngdēng)

Etymology 2

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (本生)		本	生

Noun

本生

1. (literary) parents (often used by an adopted child to refer to his or her biological parents)
2. (literary) self
3. (Buddhism) jataka

Adjective

本生

1. (literary, of a relative) related by blood
2. (literary) one's own (children, parents, etc.)