本来

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
本 来

Noun[edit]

本来 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai 本來, hiragana ほんらい, romaji honrai)

  1. origin

Adverb[edit]

本来 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai 本來, hiragana ほんらい, romaji honrai)

  1. originally
  2. properly, legally

Mandarin[edit]

simpl. 本来
trad. 本來

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: [ pən˨˩lai˧˥ ]
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Adjective[edit]

本来 (simplified, Pinyin běnlái, traditional 本來)

  1. (Elementary Mandarin) original

Adverb[edit]

本来 (simplified, Pinyin běnlái, traditional 本來)

  1. (Elementary Mandarin) originally
  2. (Elementary Mandarin) it goes without saying; of course

References[edit]

  • 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
  • 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
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