粵

本bun2命meng6

bun2 meng6bun2 ming6běn mìnginferred

English

  1. a borrowed word meaning "the favourite", e.g. an idol or a fictional character
  2. fortune-telling jargon of birthday, and its related zodiac

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 最鐘意嘅人物、角色
  2. 算命、占卜用嘅術語,指一個人嘅出生時間、八字、生肖、星宿等等

Examples

  • 本命年

    year of one's birth sign; zodiac year

  • 韓團本命

    bias in a K-pop group

  • 本命星君

    the seven stars of the Big Dipper according to the year of one's birth.

  • 本命文昌位

    wenchang sign in one's birth year

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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