本質

See also: 本质

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	hostage; substance; nature hostage; substance; nature; quality
trad. (本質)		本	質
simp. (本质)		本	质

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnzhì, běnzhí

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄓˋ, ㄅㄣˇ ㄓˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² zat¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pún-chṳt
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pún-chit
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵pen-tseq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-chih⁴
    • Yale: běn-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenjyh
    • Palladius: бэньчжи (bɛnʹčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnzhí
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄓˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnjhíh
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-chih²
    • Yale: běn-jŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenjyr
    • Palladius: бэньчжи (bɛnʹčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² zat¹
    • Yale: bún jāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² dzat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² zed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ t͡sɐt̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-chṳt
    • Hakka Romanization System: bun^ˋ ziid^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bun³ zid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /pun³¹ t͡sɨt̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-chit
    • Tâi-lô: pún-tsit
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pwncid
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sit̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sit̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sit̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sit̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sit̚³²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵pen-tseq
    • MiniDict: pen^去 tseh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²pen-tseq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pən³³ t͡səʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

本質

1. character; nature; intrinsic quality; essence

   有本質的區別／有本质的区别  ―  yǒu běnzhì de qūbié  ―  there are essential differences

   我們解決一個問題必先認識這個問題的本質。 [MSC, trad.]
   我们解决一个问题必先认识这个问题的本质。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒmen jiějué yīge wèntí bì xiān rènshi zhè ge wèntí de běnzhì. [Pinyin]

   To solve a problem we must first understand its nature.

2. one's inherent nature

Synonyms

• (character):

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• 實質／实质 (shízhì)
• 性質／性质 (xìngzhì)
• 本色
• 真態／真态 (zhēntài) (literary)
• 素質／素质 (sùzhì)
• 質／质

 

• (one's inherent nature):

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• 天性 (tiānxìng)
• 常性 (chángxìng)
• 性地 (xìngdì) (literary or Min Nan)
• 性子 (xìngzi)
• 性情 (xìngqíng)
• 情性 (qíngxìng) (literary)
• 本性 (běnxìng)
• 氣性／气性
• 率性 (shuàixìng) (literary)
• 理 (lǐ) (literary, or in compounds)
• 癖 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 癖鼻 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 秉性 (bǐngxìng)
• 稟性／禀性 (bǐngxìng)
• 稟氣／禀气 (bǐngqì) (literary)
• 素性 (sùxìng)
• 脾氣／脾气
• 腸子／肠子 (chángzi) (figurative)
• 量草 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “character”): 現象／现象 (xiànxiàng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (本質):

• → Japanese: 本質(ほんしつ) (honshitsu)
• → Korean: 본질(本質) (bonjil)
• → Vietnamese: bản chất (本質)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	質
ほん Grade: 1	しつ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほんしつ [hòńshítsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃ɕi̥t͡sɨ]

Noun

本(ほん)質(しつ) • (honshitsu) 

1. essence, nature (intrinsic quality)

   本質(ほんしつ)を突(つ)く

   honshitsu o tsuku

   get to the essence

Derived terms

• 本質的(ほんしつてき) (honshitsuteki, “essential”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
本	質

Noun

本質 • (bonjil) (hangeul 본질)

1. hanja form^? of 본질 (“essence, nature (intrinsic quality)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
本	質

Noun

本質

1. chữ Hán form of bản chất (“essence, nature (intrinsic quality)”).