本命

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	life; fate
simp. and trad. (本命)		本	命

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běnmìng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: běnmìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: běnmìng
  - Wade–Giles: pên³-ming⁴
  - Yale: běn-mìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenminq
  - Palladius: бэньмин (bɛnʹmin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ⁵¹/

Etymology 1

Noun

本命

the heavenly stem and earthly branch associated with a person's birth year
short for 本命年 (běnmìngnián, “zodiac year”)

Derived terms

本命年 (běnmìngnián)
本命日
本命星
本命辰

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese.

Noun

本命

(neologism, slang) one's favourite
(ACG) most expected candidate

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
本	命
ほん Grade: 1	みょう Grade: 3
goon

IPA^(key): [hõ̞mʲːo̞ː]

IPA^(key): [hõ̞mːe̞ː]

Noun

本(ほん)命(みょう) • (honmyō)

本(ほん)命(めい) • (honmei)

the heavenly stem and earthly branch of a person's birth year

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
本	命
ほん Grade: 1	めい Grade: 3
kan'on

IPA^(key): [hõ̞mːe̞ː]

Noun

本(ほん)命(めい) • (honmei)

expected winner
most desired, favorite

Derived terms

本命(ほんめい)チョコ (honmei choko)

Korean

Hanja in this term
本	命

Noun

本命 • (bonmyeong) (hangeul 본명)

hanja form^? of 본명 (“the heavenly stem and earthly branch of a person's birth year”)