本溪

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	creek
trad. (本溪)		本	溪
simp. ^#(本溪)		本	溪

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Běnxī

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² kai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Běnxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Běnsi
  - Wade–Giles: Pên³-hsi¹
  - Yale: Běn-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beenshi
  - Palladius: Бэньси (Bɛnʹsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun² kai¹
  - Yale: bún kāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun² kai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun² kei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ kʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

本溪

(～市) Benxi (a prefecture-level city in Liaoning, China)

Descendants

→ English: Benxi, Pen-ch'i, Pen-hsi

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