本人
Chinese
roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word) |
man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (本人) |
本 | 人 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): bun2 jan4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pún-ngìn
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pún-lâng / pún-lîn / pún-jîn
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: běnrén
- Wade–Giles: pên3-jên2
- Yale: běn-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenren
- Palladius: бэньжэнь (bɛnʹžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bun2 jan4
- Yale: bún yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: bun2 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: bun2 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /puːn³⁵ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-ngìn
- Hakka Romanization System: bun` nginˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: bun3 ngin2
- Sinological IPA: /pun³¹ ŋin¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-lâng
- Tâi-lô: pún-lâng
- Phofsit Daibuun: pwnlaang
- IPA (Taipei): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-lîn
- Tâi-lô: pún-lîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: pwnliin
- IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-jîn
- Tâi-lô: pún-jîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: pwnjiin
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zin¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
Pronoun
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 本 | 人 |
| ほん Grade: 1 |
にん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
Possibly from Middle Chinese, or composed in Japan of Sinitic elements: 本 (hon, “main; real; the one under discussion”) + 人 (nin, “person”). Compare modern Mandarin 本人 (běnrén).
Pronunciation
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Noun
- the person themselves, that person himself or herself
- the person in question, the relevant person, the person concerned
- the main person, the leader
- a ringleader, the lead instigator or conspirator
References
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