本該

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	that; the above-mentioned; most likely that; the above-mentioned; most likely; to deserve; should; ought to; owe
trad. (本該)		本	該
simp. (本该)		本	该

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běngāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄍㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² goi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běngāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄍㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běngai
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-kai¹
    • Yale: běn-gāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beengai
    • Palladius: бэньгай (bɛnʹgaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ kaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² goi¹
    • Yale: bún gōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² goi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² goi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ kɔːi̯⁵⁵/

Adverb

本該

1. should have … from the beginning