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本錢

简 本钱 · 繁 本錢
Mandarin · pinyin běn qián

Meanings

  1. capital
  2. (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)
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本
běn · root, origin, source; basis
錢
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钱
qián · money, currency, coins
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3–2 · ben3 qian2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bun2 cin4

Cantonese word readings for 本錢. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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bun2 cin4

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noun

  1. (literally) capital; funds; wealth
  2. (figuratively) one's experience and skills in a particular field

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