劇本

See also: 剧本

Chinese

		drama; play; show drama; play; show; severe	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
trad. (劇本)		劇	本
simp. (剧本)		剧	本

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jùběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kek⁶ bun²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kio̍k-pún / kia̍k-pún / ke̍k-pún

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jùběn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyùběn
    • Wade–Giles: chü⁴-pên³
    • Yale: jyù-běn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuhbeen
    • Palladius: цзюйбэнь (czjujbɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kek⁶ bun²
    • Yale: kehk bún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kek⁹ bun²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kég⁶ bun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛːk̚² puːn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kio̍k-pún
    • Tâi-lô: kio̍k-pún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiogpuon
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɔk̚²⁴⁻² pun⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɔk̚⁴⁻³² pun⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kiɔk̚⁴⁻³² pun⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kia̍k-pún
    • Tâi-lô: kia̍k-pún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiagpuon
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pun⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke̍k-pún
    • Tâi-lô: ki̍k-pún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kegpuon
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² pun⁴¹/

Noun

劇本

1. play; drama
2. script (for a drama)

   Synonym: 腳本／脚本 (jiǎoběn)

   電影劇本／电影剧本  ―  diànyǐng jùběn  ―  screenplay

Derived terms

• 劇本殺／剧本杀 (jùběnshā)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (劇本):

• → Korean: 극본(劇本) (geukbon)
• → Vietnamese: kịch bản (劇本)