本臺

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (本臺/本台)		本	臺/台
simp. (本台)		本	台
anagram		臺本／台本

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běntái

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² toi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běntái
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běntái
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-tʻai²
    • Yale: běn-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beentair
    • Palladius: бэньтай (bɛnʹtaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² toi⁴
    • Yale: bún tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

Noun

本臺

1. this organization, e.g. this radio station (電臺／电台 (diàntái)), this television station (電視臺／电视台 (diànshìtái)), this observatory (天文臺／天文台 (tiānwéntái))