共和

Mandarin · pinyin gòng hé

Meanings

  1. republic
  2. republicanism
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共
gòng · together with, all, total; to share
和
hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
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4–2 · gong4 he2

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noun

  1. republicanism; republic

name

  1. (historical) Gonghe Regency (interregnum period in Chinese history from 841 to 828 BCE)
  2. (~縣) Gonghe County (a county of Hainan prefecture, Qinghai, China)

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