gōng

fair, equitable; public; duke

HSK 2 #115

DEFINITIONS

公 gōng
  • 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[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
  • honorable (gentlemen)
  • father-in-law
  • male (animal)

STROKES

WORDS

無私 dà gōng wú sī selfless; impartial
大唐狄案 dà táng dí gōng àn Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee, 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik, featuring Tang Dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] as master sleuth
大湄河次区域 dà méi gōng hé cì qū yù Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), area of economic cooperation between China and Vietnam
大湄河次區域 dà méi gōng hé cì qū yù Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), area of economic cooperation between China and Vietnam
大湄河次区域合作 dà méi gōng hé cì qū yù hé zuò Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), economic cooperation program between China and Vietnam
大湄河次區域合作 dà méi gōng hé cì qū yù hé zuò Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), economic cooperation program between China and Vietnam
不作美 tiān gōng bù zuò měi Heaven is not cooperating (idiom); the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
作美 tiān gōng zuò měi Heaven is cooperating (idiom); the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tian1 gong1 bu4 zuo4 mei3])
地道 tiān gōng dì dào absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
兵法 tài gōng bīng fǎ alternative name for ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
望 tài gōng wàng see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
钓鱼,愿者上钩 tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
釣魚,願者上鉤 tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太史 tài shǐ gōng Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1] refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]
太平主 tài píng gōng zhǔ Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty
太阳微系统司 tài yáng wēi xì tǒng gōng sī Sun Microsystems
太陽微系統司 tài yáng wēi xì tǒng gōng sī Sun Microsystems
夹山国家森林园 jiā shān guó jiā sēn lín gōng yuán Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門|石门[Shi2 men2], Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan
夾山國家森林園 jiā shān guó jiā sēn lín gōng yuán Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門|石门[Shi2 men2], Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan
fèng gōng to pursue public affairs
克己 fèng gōng kè jǐ self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication; to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
剋己 fèng gōng kè jǐ self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication; to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
女主人 nǚ zhǔ rén gōng heroine (of a novel or film); main female protagonist
子 nǚ gōng zǐ noble lady; (honorific) your daughter
爵 nǚ gōng jué duchess