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 | ||
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| simp. and trad. (本府) |
本 | 府 | |
| Literally: “this mansion”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: běnfǔ [Phonetic: bénfǔ]
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: běnfǔ
- Wade–Giles: pên3-fu3
- Yale: běn-fǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenfuu
- Palladius: бэньфу (bɛnʹfu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
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.]
- 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.
皇上御赐龙虎狗三口铡刀，本府有先斩后奏之权。 [MSC, simp.]