本心
Chinese
roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word) |
heart; mind | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (本心) |
本 | 心 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: běnxīn
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: běnsin
- Wade–Giles: pên3-hsin1
- Yale: běn-syīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenshin
- Palladius: бэньсинь (bɛnʹsinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bun2 sam1
- Yale: bún sām
- Cantonese Pinyin: bun2 sam1
- Guangdong Romanization: bun2 sem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /puːn³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
本心
- one’s initial intention; original idea; true feelings; aspiration; purpose; goal
- conscience
Synonyms
- (initial intention):
- (conscience):
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 本 | 心 |
| ほん Grade: 1 |
しん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ほんしん [hóꜜǹshìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) ほんしん [hòńshíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃ɕĩɴ]
Noun
本心 • (honshin)
See also
- 本音 (honne)