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本
宮
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宫
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Jyutping
bun2 gung1
Pinyin
běn gōng
Definitions (Wiktionary)
pron, historical
A pronoun used by the empress or a high-ranking consort when speaking to a person or an audience of lower rank or status: “I, who owns this palace”
pron, feminine, humorous, neologism, slang
A pretentious first-person pronoun.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
本宫乃是当朝驸马皇亲国戚,你开封府根本无权审我。
本宮乃是當朝駙馬皇親國戚,你開封府根本無權審我。
běn gōng nǎi shì dāng cháo fù mǎ huáng qīn guó qī , nǐ kāi fēng fǔ gēn běn wú quán shěn wǒ .
As a Prince Consort of this Dynasty, I am, indeed, a member of the royalty; your Kaifeng Office has no power to try me at all.