粵

本bun2土tou2

bun2 tou2běn tǔ

English

  1. one's native country
  2. localist or local, as opposed to global or national
  3. native
  4. local, as opposed to foreign
  5. local
  6. metropolitan territory

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 以自己產生身份認同嘅地方做中心嘅
  2. (相對外地)本地政府轄下嘅

Examples

  • 本土派

    localists ----

  • 本土主義

    localism

  • 支持本土農業

    to support local produce

  • 本土經濟喺第一季升咗百分之五。

    The local economy grew by 5 per cent in the first quarter.

  • 放眼全球,立足本土。

    Think globally, act locally.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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