本位
Chinese
roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word) |
position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (本位) |
本 | 位 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: běnwèi
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: běnwèi
- Wade–Giles: pên3-wei4
- Yale: běn-wèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenwey
- Palladius: бэньвэй (bɛnʹvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bun2 wai6
- Yale: bún waih
- Cantonese Pinyin: bun2 wai6
- Guangdong Romanization: bun2 wei6
- Sinological IPA (key): /puːn³⁵ wɐi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-vi
- Hakka Romanization System: bunˋ vi
- Hagfa Pinyim: bun3 vi4
- Sinological IPA: /pun³¹ vi⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-ūi
- Tâi-lô: pún-uī
- Phofsit Daibuun: pwn'ui
- IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: bung2 ui7
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: púng ūi
- Sinological IPA (key): /puŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ ui¹¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
本位
- (numismatics) monetary standard
- one's own department or post
- (literary) self; oneself
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 本 | 位 |
| ほん Grade: 1 |
い Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- original position or rank
- standard (used for making judgements)
- highest ranked courtesan in a pleasure quarter
- Synonym: 太夫 (tayū)
- Clipping of 本位貨幣 (hon'ikahei, “standard currency”)
Derived terms
- 興味本位 (kyōmihon'i, “out of personal interest”)
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 本 | 位 |
Noun
本位 • (bonwi) (hangeul 본위)