本溪
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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) |
creek | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (本溪) | 本 | 溪 | |
| simp. #(本溪) | 本 | 溪 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bun2 kai1
- Yale: bún kāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: bun2 kai1
- Guangdong Romanization: bun2 kei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /puːn³⁵ kʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
本溪
- (～市) Benxi (a prefecture-level city in Liaoning, China)