本色

本色

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	color; dice; look color; dice; look; appearance
simp. and trad. (本色)		本	色

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnsè

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄙㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² sik¹
• Min Nan (POJ): pún-siak / pún-sek

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: běnsè
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄙㄜˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenseh
    • IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² sik¹
    • Yale: bún sīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² sik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² xig¹
    • IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-siak
    • Tâi-lô: pún-siak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pwnsiag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiak̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-sek
    • Tâi-lô: pún-sik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pwnseg
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪk̚³²/

Noun

本色

1. inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character; true qualities

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnshǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² sik¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: běnshǎi [Phonetic: bénshǎi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄞˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenshae
    • IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² sik¹
    • Yale: bún sīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² sik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² xig¹
    • IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

Noun

本色

1. natural colour

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	色
ほん Grade: 1	しょく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

本色 (hiragana ほんしょく, rōmaji honshoku)

1. one's real character

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Korean

Hanja in this term
本	色

Noun

本色 • (bonsaek) (hangeul 본색)

1. Hanja form^? of 본색 (“inherent qualities”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
本	色

Noun

本色

1. Hán tự form of bản sắc (“identity; character”).