Cantonese words starting with B
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本來本来
bun2 loi4(adverb) initial
本來面目本来面目
bun2 loi4 min6 muk6(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
本文
bun2 man4this text; the main body of a book
本命年
bun2 ming6 nin4year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
本末
bun2 mut6the whole course of an event from beginning to end; the fundamental and the incidental
本末倒置
bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to put the cart before the horse
本那比
bun2 naa5 bei2see 本那比市[Ben3 na4 bi3 shi4]
本那比市
bun2 naa5 bei2 si5Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
苯那辛
bun2 naa5 san1benactyzine
本能
bun2 nang4instinct
本尼迪
bun2 nei4 dik6Benedictus
本銀本银
bun2 ngan4capital (old slang)
本我
bun2 ngo5id
本年度
bun2 nin4 dou6this year
本內特本内特
bun2 noi6 dak6Bennett (surname)
苯胺
bun2 on1(chemistry) aniline (C6H5NH2); aminobenzene
本票
bun2 piu3cashier's check
本省人
bun2 saang2 jan4people of this province
本心
bun2 sam1conscience
本身
bun2 san1itself; per se
本生燈本生灯
bun2 sang1 dang1Bunsen burner
本市
bun2 si5this city
本事
bun2 si6source material
本息
bun2 sik1principal and interest (on a loan)
本色
bun2 sik1inherent qualities; distinctive character
本星期
bun2 sing1 kei4this week
本性
bun2 sing3natural instincts; inherent quality
本性難移本性难移
bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
本相
bun2 soeng3original form
本體本体
bun2 tai2main part; the thing in itself
本體論本体论
bun2 tai2 leon6ontology
本題本题
bun2 tai4the subject under discussion
本田
bun2 tin4Honda (Japanese name)
本臺本台
bun2 toi4this radio station
本土
bun2 tou2one's native country; local
本土化
bun2 tou2 faa3to localize
本土派
bun2 tou2 paai3local faction
本土主義本土主义
bun2 tou2 zyu2 ji6nativism
苯酮尿症
bun2 tung4 niu6 zing3phenylketonuria (PKU)
苯環苯环
bun2 waan4benzene ring (chemistry)
苯環利定苯环利定
bun2 waan4 lei6 ding6phencyclidine (PCP)
本位
bun2 wai6(economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位[jin1 ben3 wei4] "gold standard"); central reference point; fundamental frame of reference (used after a noun N, indicates an N-centered outlook, as in 學校本位|学校本位[xue2 xiao4 ben3 wei4] "school-centered approach")
本位貨幣本位货币
bun2 wai6 fo3 bai6local currency; abbr. to 本幣|本币
本位號本位号
bun2 wai6 hou6(music notation) natural sign, ♮
本位音
bun2 wai6 jam1(music) natural note
本位制
bun2 wai6 zai3monetary standard
本位主義本位主义
bun2 wai6 zyu2 ji6selfish departmentalism
本質本质
bun2 zat1essence; innate character
本質上本质上
bun2 zat1 soeng6essentially
本州
bun2 zau1Honshū, the main island of Japan
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