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

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• 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⁾/

Pronoun

1. (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