粵

本bun2尊zyun1

bun2 zyun1běn zūn

English

  1. (Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity)
  2. the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar
  3. (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身[fen1 shen1])
  4. (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article
  5. the real McCoy
  6. the man himself
  7. the woman herself
  8. the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone)
  9. oneself

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 某人自己

Examples

  • 我終於見到佢本尊喇!

    I finally get to see him!

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

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