Basis

本

Basic

Pronunciation:
ben ( Putonghua, 1st tone )
boon ( Cantonese 2nd tone )

meaning: Original, basis, foundation, capital, principal.

基本 Basic ( ji ben = foundation basic )
本人 Fundamental ( ben ren = original person ) himself/herself, in person.
資本 Capital ( zi ben = money foundation )
資本主義 Capitalism ( zi ben zhu yi = capital main meaning = capital ideology )
打本 Investors ( da ben = mount/provide capital ) supply/lend capital to businesses
本金 Bank loans include ( ben jin = basic gold/money = principal )
利息 ( li xi = gain/earnings interest = interest )
本錢 ( ben qian = basic money ) in negotiations means bargaining power and job seekers personal talent/qualifications.
賭本 ( du ben = betting capital )
翻本 ( fan ben = return/turn around capital = win back losses)
按本子辦事 Uncreative executives slavishly ( an ben zi ban shi = follow book diminutive handle things = follow the book )

by: Raymond Mok 莫坤雄