本分

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 本分. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 本分, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 本分 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 本分 you have here. The definition of the word 本分 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of本分, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

See also: 本份

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 divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)
trad. (本分)		本	分
simp. ^#(本分)		本	分
alternative forms		本份

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běnfèn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² fan⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pún-fun
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pún-hūn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: běnfèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: běnfèn
  - Wade–Giles: pên³-fên⁴
  - Yale: běn-fèn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenfenn
  - Palladius: бэньфэнь (bɛnʹfɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun² fan⁶
  - Yale: bún fahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun² fan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun² fen⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ fɐn²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-fun
  - Hakka Romanization System: bun^ˋ fun
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bun³ fun⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pun³¹ fun⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-hūn
  - Tâi-lô: pún-hūn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pwnhun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hun³³/

Noun

本分

one's part, role or duty

Derived terms

Verb

本分

to play one's part, role or duty
to stay within one's bounds

Adjective

本分

honest; decent (of a person)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (本分):

→ Japanese: 本分(ほんぶん) (honbun)
→ Korean: 본분(本分) (bonbun)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	分
ほん Grade: 1	ぶん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほんぶん (Atamadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

本(ほん)分(ぶん) • (honbun) ^{←ほんぶん (fonbun)^?}

duty

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia