本志

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	the will
simp. and trad. (本志)		本	志

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄓˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-chih⁴
    • Yale: běn-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenjyh
    • Palladius: бэньчжи (bɛnʹčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 本志 本質／本质

Noun

本志

1. (literary) one's original intention

Synonyms

• 初心 (chūxīn)
• 初意 (chūyì) (literary)
• 初衷 (chūzhōng)
• 初願／初愿 (chūyuàn)
• 宿心 (sùxīn) (literary)
• 本心 (běnxīn)
• 本意 (běnyì)
• 本願／本愿 (běnyuàn)
• 素心 (sùxīn) (literary)