本省人
本省人 běn shěng rén ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄥˇ ㄖㄣˊ bun2 saang2 jan4
- people of this province
- (in Taiwan) Han Chinese people other than those who moved to Taiwan from mainland China after 1945 and their descendants
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
本
省
- 反省 fǎn xǐng ㄈㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˇ faan2 sing2 to reflect upon oneself
- 省事 shěng shì ㄕㄥˇ ㄕˋ saang2 si6 to simplify matters; to save trouble
- 省得 shěng de ㄕㄥˇ ˙ㄉㄜ saang2 dak1 to avoid
- 省略 shěng lüè ㄕㄥˇ ㄌㄩㄝˋ saang2 loek6 to leave out
- 省钱省錢 shěng qián ㄕㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ saang2 cin2 to save money
- 节省節省 jié shěng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄥˇ zit3 saang2 saving
Idioms with these characters
- 报本反始報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
- 本来面目本來面目 běn lái miàn mù ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
- 本性难移本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
- 变本加厉變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ bin3 bun2 gaa1 lai6 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
- 发人深省發人深省 fā rén shēn xǐng ㄈㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˇ faat3 jan4 sam1 sing2 to provide food for thought (idiom)
- 省吃俭用省吃儉用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng ㄕㄥˇ ㄔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ saang2 hek3 gim6 jung6 (idiom) to live frugally
- 百年树人百年樹人 bǎi nián shù rén ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4 (idiom) it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens
- 不甘后人不甘後人 bù gān hòu rén ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不甘人后不甘人後 bù gān rén hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gam1 jan4 hau6 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ bat1 gan6 jan4 cing4 (idiom) not amenable to reason; unreasonable
- 不可告人 bù kě gào rén ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ bat1 ho2 gou3 jan4 (idiom) to be kept secret; not to be divulged