gōng

noun
archaic
history

Meaning of 西宫

西宫 means the western palace quarters where imperial concubines lived; by extension, imperial concubines. Pronounced xī gōng.

  • the western palace quarters where imperial concubines lived; by extension, imperial concubines

Definitions & Examples

西
gōng
de
fēi
men
měi
tiān
dōu
yào
xiàng
huáng
hòu
qǐng
ān
 

The concubines of the western palace had to pay their respects to the empress every day.

Dōng
gōng
tài
 
西
gōng
niáng
niang
 

The crown prince resides in the Eastern Palace, while the imperial concubine resides in the Western Palace.

gōng
sān
nián
 
zhōng
cóng
cái
rén
jìn
shēng
wéi
西
gōng
niáng
niang
 

After three years in the palace, she was finally promoted from Talent to Noble Lady of the Western Palace.

Measure Words

/ zuò
Primary
/ chù