了本

Chinese

		to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)	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. (了本)		了	本

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liáu-pún / liáu-pńg

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liáu-pún
    • Tâi-lô: liáu-pún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liaw'puon
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pun⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /liau⁵³⁻²⁴ pun⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liáu-pńg
    • Tâi-lô: liáu-pńg
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liaw'pngr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

Verb

了本

1. (Southern Min) to lose money; to make a loss

Synonyms

• 了去 (Hokkien)
• 了大空 (Hokkien)
• 了錢／了钱 (Hokkien)
• 倒篷頭／倒篷头 (⁵tau ⁶bon-deu) (Wu)
• 倒貼／倒贴 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 塌本 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 打出本 (Hakka)
• 折本 (shéběn)
• 折錢／折钱
• 虧損／亏损 (kuīsǔn)
• 虧本／亏本 (kuīběn)
• 蝕本／蚀本 (shíběn)
• 貼本／贴本 (Hokkien, Xiang)
• 賠本／赔本 (péiběn)