本土

Traditional form:

本土

Pinyin (reading):

běntǔ

Definitions:

• one's native country
• native
• local
• metropolitan territory

Characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth

Traditional characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth