本bun2意ji3

English

1. original idea
2. intention of an action
3. real intention
4. etymon

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 做一啲事本身嘅目的、意思、出發點

Examples

• 你嘅本意係好，不過可能會有負面影響㗎。

  You have good intention, but this may cause negative impact.

• 那不是我的本意。

  That wasn't my intention.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 自私不是我的本意。

  I didn't mean to be selfish.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 你的本意是想那樣做嗎？

  Did you mean to do that?

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 你所说的话取决于你的本意。

  The word you use depends on your intended meaning.

  Tatoeba · jamesforsyth CC BY

• “胡同”这个词，本意是“水井”，来源于700年前的蒙古语。

  The term "hutong", originally meaning "water well", came from the Mongolian language about 700 years ago.

  Tatoeba · Yashanti CC BY