本息

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Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath
simp. and trad. (本息)		本	息

Etymology

Short for 本金 (běnjīn) + 利息 (lìxī).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běnxī, běnxí

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧ, ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: běnxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: běnsi
  - Wade–Giles: pên³-hsi¹
  - Yale: běn-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenshi
  - Palladius: бэньси (bɛnʹsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    本息
    本溪
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: běnxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: běnsí
  - Wade–Giles: pên³-hsi²
  - Yale: běn-syí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenshyi
  - Palladius: бэньси (bɛnʹsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/

Noun

本息

capital and interest

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