老本 in English lao3 ben3 Meaning

Meanings

• capital
• assets
• savings
• nest egg
• (metaphorically) reputation
• laurels (to rest upon)
• old edition of a book
• (tree) trunk

Pinyin

lao3 ben3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

老lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 本ben3root