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Jyutping bun2 gam1
Pinyin běn jīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. capital
  2. principal
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    做生意​或者​投​資​嘅​資​金​。
    capital
    • 我想用一百萬本金投資股票。
      我想用一百万本金投资股票。
      I want to put $1 million capital into stocks.
  2. 名詞
    借​俾​人用​嚟​收​利息​嘅​錢​。
    principal
    • 佢靠收息過世咋,睇佢幾時連啲本金都搣曬。
      佢靠收息过世咋,睇佢几时连啲本金都搣晒。
      His life totally depends on the loan of his money, but I wonder how soon he will use it all up.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    capital; principal
    (syn.) 母钱, 母錢
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我本金和利息都没了。
    我本金和利息都沒了。
    wǒ běn jīn hé lì xī dōu méi le 。
    • I have lost both principal and interest.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    本金
    本金
    bun2 gam1
    • capital
  2. Cantonese
    我想用一百万本金投资股票。
    我想用一百萬本金投資股票。
    • I want to put $1 million capital into stocks.
  3. Cantonese
    佢靠收息过世咋,睇佢几时连啲本金都搣晒。
    佢靠收息過世咋,睇佢幾時連啲本金都搣曬。
    • His life totally depends on the loan of his money, but I wonder how soon he will use it all up.