本能

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
trad. (本能)		本	能
simp. #(本能)		本	能

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnnéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄋㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² nang⁴

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pún-nèn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pún-nn̂g / pún-lêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bung² lêng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnnéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄋㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnnéng
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-nêng²
    • Yale: běn-néng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenneng
    • Palladius: бэньнэн (bɛnʹnɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² nang⁴
    • Yale: bún nàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² nang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² neng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ nɐŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-nèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: bun^ˋ nen^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bun³ nen²
    • Sinological IPA: /pun³¹ nen¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-nn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: pún-nn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pwnnngg
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: pún-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pwnleeng
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bung² lêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: púng lêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ leŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

本能

1. instinct

   動物本能／动物本能  ―  dòngwù běnnéng  ―  animal instinct

Adjective

本能

1. (attributive) instinctive

   本能反應／本能反应  ―  běnnéng fǎnyìng  ―  instinctive reaction

Adverb

本能

1. unconsciously; subconsciously