本杰明

本傑明
Běnjiémíng
Benjamin (person name)

CEDICT

a transliteration of the English male given name and surname Benjamin

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 本 běn
  1. (bound form) root; stem
  2. (bound form) origin; source
  3. (bound form) one's own; this
  4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
  5. (bound form) original
  6. (bound form) inherent
  7. originally; initially
  8. capital; principal
  9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
=2 杰 jié
  1. (bound form) hero
  2. heroic
  3. outstanding person
  4. prominent
  5. distinguished
=2 杰 jié variant of 杰 jié
3 明 míng
  1. bright
  2. opposite: dark 暗 àn
  3. (of meaning) clear
  4. to understand
  5. next
  6. public or open
  7. wise
  8. generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Containing this entry

本杰明·富兰克林 Běnjiémíng· Fùlánkèlín Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American writer, scientist, inventor, politician and diplomat

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