Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words本性

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本性

běnxìng·ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

“innate nature; inherent character; the fundamental qualities a person or thing is born with.”

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Root or trunk of a plant; origin or source of something; basis; capital or principal; classifier for books or periodicals; this; current.

xìng·ㄒㄧㄥˋ

Nature; character; personality; temperament; quality; attribute; sex; gender; sexuality; essence; life; suffix forming nouns like '-ness' or '-ity'.