立本

Chinese

		set up; to stand	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
simp. and trad. (立本)		立	本

Etymology

From Mandarin 日本 (Rìběn, “Japan”), with mispronounced consonant (as is typical for Japanese-speaking people learning Mandarin).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄣˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìběn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìběn
    • Wade–Giles: li⁴-pên³
    • Yale: lì-běn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihbeen
    • Palladius: либэнь (libɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

立本

1. (Internet slang, humorous) alternative form of 日本 (Rìběn, “Japan”)

   立本人  ―  lìběn rén  ―  Japanese people

Synonyms

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• 11區 / 11区 (shíyī-qū) (Internet slang)
• 倭 (historical, now pejorative)
• 日 (abbreviation)
• 日本 (Rìběn)
• 日本國 / 日本国 (Rìběnguó) (official)
• 東洋 / 东洋 (Dōngyáng) (archaic)
• 東瀛 / 东瀛 (Dōngyíng) (literary, poetic)
• 鄉下 / 乡下 (hoeng1 haa6-2) (Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous)
• 霓虹 (níhóng) (Internet slang)