正本

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
simp. and trad. (正本)		正	本

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngběn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ bun²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiàⁿ-pún / chèng-pún

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngběn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngběn
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-pên³
  - Yale: jèng-běn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqbeen
  - Palladius: чжэнбэнь (čžɛnbɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ bun²
  - Yale: jing bún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ bun²
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ bun²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ puːn³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-pún
  - Tâi-lô: tsiànn-pún
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviarpuon
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-pún
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-pún
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeangpuon
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/

Noun

正本

original (of a document)
reserved copy (of a library book)

Antonyms

副本 (fùběn)