本宮

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	palace; uterus
trad. (本宮)		本	宮
simp. (本宫)		本	宫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běngōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² gung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běngōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běngong
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-kung¹
    • Yale: běn-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beengong
    • Palladius: бэньгун (bɛnʹgun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² gung¹
    • Yale: bún gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Pronoun

本宮

1. (historical) A pronoun used by the empress, princess with a formal title, or a high-ranking consort when speaking to a person or an audience of lower rank or status: “I, who owns this palace”
2. (neologism, slang, humorous, feminine) A pretentious first-person pronoun.