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公 (gung1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

公 (gung1, gōng) — grandfather (mother's father); head of a gang or mafia (Cantonese); public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law (husband' side); male (animal); maternal grandfather; an old man; official duties

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 公一份婆一份 (gung1 jat1 fan6 po4 jat1 fan6) — lit. husband one share, wife one share, meaning economic independence between a…
• 公主病 (gung1 zyu2 beng6) — princess syndrome, a psychological phenomenon affecting young women, especially…
• 公主道 (gung1 zyu2 dou3) — Princess Margaret Road, which is a road in Hong Kong
• 公事包 (gung1 si6 baau1) — a briefcase
• 公事喼 (gung1 si6 gep1) — a case used to store work-related things; briefcase
• 公仔佬 (gung1 zai2 lou2) — male with tattoo; a male painter

Chengyu with this character

• 葉公好龍 — To claim a passion that collapses the moment the real thing shows up. Used for professed tastes — adventure, tradition, honesty — that fail their first real test.

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