本色

běnshǎi
natural color

CEDICT

Homographs

本色 běnsè
  1. inherent qualities
  2. natural qualities
  3. distinctive character
  4. true qualities

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 色 shǎi
  1. (coll.) color
  2. used in 色子 shǎizi