本府

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	prefecture; mansion
simp. and trad. (本府)		本	府
Literally: “this mansion”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běnfǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: běnfǔ [Phonetic: bénfǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenfuu
  - IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Pronoun

本府

(archaic) a first person pronoun employed by a public officer, especially when addressing a person of lower status
- 皇上御賜龍虎狗三口鍘刀，本府有先斬後奏之權。 [MSC, trad.]
  皇上御赐龙虎狗三口铡刀，本府有先斩后奏之权。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: Justice Bao
  Huángshàng yùcì lóng hǔ gǒu sān kǒu zhádāo, běnfǔ yǒu xiānzhǎnhòuzòu zhī quán. [Pinyin]
  His Majesty granted me these three guillotines of canine, tiger, and dragon, by which I am authorised to kill first, report later.

Related terms

本宮／本宫 (běngōng)
本官 (běnguān)
本帥／本帅

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