Cantonese Dictionary

本份

bun2 fan6

one's duty

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本位

bun2 wai6

Mandarin: ben3 wei4

standard; one's own department or unit

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本來

bun2 loi4

Mandarin: ben3 lai2

Simplified: 本来

(adverb) initial

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本來面目

bun2 loi4 min6 muk6

Mandarin: ben3 lai2 mian4 mu4

true colors; true features

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本分

bun2 fan6

Mandarin: ben3 fen4

(to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds

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本初子午線

bun2 co1 zi2 ng5 sin3

Mandarin: ben3 chu1 zi3 wu3 xian4

the first meridian; the prime meridian

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本利

bun2 lei6

Mandarin: ben3 li4

investment and profit; principal and interest

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本利歸還

bun2 lei6 gwai1 waan4

Mandarin: ben3 li4 gui1 huan2

to return in principal and interest; to take revenge to the full

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本周

bun2 zau1

Mandarin: ben3 zhou1

variant of 本週

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本命年

bun2 ming6 nin4

Mandarin: ben3 ming4 nian2

year of one's birth sign according to the cycle of 12 animals

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本固枝榮

bun2 gu3 zi1 wing4

Mandarin: ben3 gu4 zhi1 rong2

when the root is firm; the branches flourish

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本國

bun2 gwok3

Mandarin: ben3 guo2

this country (where the speaker is)

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本土

bun2 tou2

Mandarin: ben3 tu3

[1] one's native country, [2] metropolitan territory

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本土主義

bun2 tou2 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: ben3 tu3 zhu3 yi4

Simplified: 本土主义

nativism

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本土化

bun2 tou2 faa3

Mandarin: ben3 tu3 hua4

localization; to localize

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本土化軟件

bun2 tou2 faa3 jyun5 gin6*2

Mandarin: ben3 tu3 hua4 ruan3 jian4

software localization

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本土市場

bun2 tou2 si5 coeng4

domestic market

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本土派

bun2 tou2 paai3

Mandarin: ben3 tu3 pai4

localists

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本地

bun2 dei6

Mandarin: ben3 di4

local

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本地人

bun2 dei6 jan4

Mandarin: ben3di4ren2

(noun) Locals or local people

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本地培養的人才

bun2 dei6 pui4 joeng5 dik1 jan4 coi4

homegrown talent

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本地市場

bun2 dei6 si5 coeng4

domestic market

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本地狀元

bun2 dei6 zong6 jyun4

Mandarin: ben3 di4 zhuang4 yuan5

Simplified: 本地状元

(noun) top local students

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本地生產總值

bun2 dei6 sang1 caan2 zung2 zik6

Mandarin: ben3 di4 sheng1 chan3 zong3 zhi2

Simplified: 本地生产总值

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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本地管理界面

bun2 dei6 gun2 lei5 gaai3 min6*2

Mandarin: ben3 di4 guan3 li3 jie4 mian4

local management interface (LMI)

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本地菜

bun2 dei6 coi3

Mandarin: ben3 di4 cai4

(noun) local cuisine; or (slang) local girls

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本地薑唔辣

bun2 dei6 goeng1 m4 laat6

Mandarin: ben3 di4 jiang1 n2 la4

Simplified: 本地姜唔辣

Cantonese

the expression that local goods or people are often underestimated compared to imported goods or people

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本地註冊銀行

bun2 dei6 zyu3 caak3 ngan4 hong4

locally incorporated bank

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本地雞

bun2 dei6 gai1

Mandarin: ben3 di4 ji1

Simplified: 本地鸡

(noun) locals

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本堂

bun2 tong4

Mandarin: ben3 tang2

nave

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