本bun2位wai6

English

1. (economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位[jin1 ben3 wei4] "gold standard")
2. one's own department or unit
3. central reference point; fundamental frame of reference (used after a noun N, indicates an N-centered outlook, as in 學校本位|学校本位[xue2 xiao4 ben3 wei4] "school-centered approach")
4. base; core; foundationunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 最關鍵、被依賴或者重視嘅單位unreviewed?

Examples

• 日本位於北半球。

  Japan is located in the Northern Hemisphere.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• unreviewed?

  金本位

  gold standard

• unreviewed?

  家本位

  family-based

• unreviewed?

  由於長期嘅「中文本位」觀念，好多關於粵語嘅工具書只係收錄粵語同中文唔同嘅部份。

  Because of the long-lasting "Chinese-based" concept, many reference books about Cantonese only include differences between Cantonese and Chinese.