本是

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	be; yes; this
simp. and trad. (本是)		本	是

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běnshì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: běnshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: běnshìh
  - Wade–Giles: pên³-shih⁴
  - Yale: běn-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenshyh
  - Palladius: бэньши (bɛnʹši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    本事
    本市
    本是

Adverb

本是

(literary) after all

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