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公館
简 公馆 · 繁 公館Mandarin · pinyin gōng guǎn
Meanings
- residence (of sb rich or important)
- mansion
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1–3 · gong1 guan3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gung1 gun2
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noun
- imperial guesthouse
- grand residence of a rich or important person (such as a government official)
- mansion; luxury house
- (honorific) your residence; their residence
- hotel
name
- (～鎮) Gongguan (a town in Hepu, Beihai, Guangxi, China)
- (～鎮) Gongguan (a town in Maonan district, Maoming, Guangdong, China)
- (～鄉) Gongguan, Kungkuan (a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan)
- (～鄉) Gongguan (a township in Xunyang, Ankang, Shaanxi, China)
- Gongguan area in Taipei, Taiwan.
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