公道

Mandarin · pinyin gōng dào#

Meanings · gōng dào

  1. justice
  2. fairness
  3. public highway
Mandarin · pinyin gōng dao#

Meanings · gōng dao

  1. fair
  2. equitable
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公
gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
道
dào · path, road, street; method, way
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1–4 · gong1 dao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gung1 dou6

Cantonese word readings for 公道. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gung1 dou6

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noun

  1. justice; fairness
  2. (archaic) major road; highway

adj

  1. fair; just; equitable

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公道 · gong1 dao4 · gong1 dao5
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Exact source records公道 公道 [gong1 dao4] /justice/fairness/public highway/公道 公道 [gong1 dao5] /fair/equitable/