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本命

Chinese

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roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 
 life; fate
simp. and trad.
(本命) 		本 命

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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本命

  1. the heavenly stem and earthly branch associated with a person's birth year
  2. Short for 本命年 (běnmìngnián, “zodiac year”).
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Japanese.

Noun

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本命

  1. (neologism, slang) one's favourite
  2. (ACG) most expected candidate

Japanese

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Pronunciation 1

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Kanji in this term
本 命
ほん
Grade: 1 		みょう
Grade: 3
goon

Noun

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本(ほん)命(みょう) • (honmyō) 

本(ほん)命(めい) • (honmei) 

  1. the heavenly stem and earthly branch of a person's birth year

Pronunciation 2

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Kanji in this term
本 命
ほん
Grade: 1 		めい
Grade: 3
kan'on

Noun

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本(ほん)命(めい) • (honmei) 

  1. expected winner
  2. most desired, favorite
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Korean

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Hanja in this term
本命

Noun

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本命 • (bonmyeong) (hangeul 본명)

  1. hanja form? of 본명 (“the heavenly stem and earthly branch of a person's birth year”)
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