4 international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
5 make public
6 fair
7 just
8 Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
9 honorable (gentlemen)
10 father-in-law
11 male (animal)
Idioms (20)
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
1 to announce to the world (idiom)
2 to make public
3 to let everyone know
公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng
1 to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
2 to let the world know
公事公办
gōng shì gōng bàn
1 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
2 selfless
公说公有理,婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
1 to announce to the world (idiom)
2 to make public
3 to let everyone know
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
可共患难
kě gòng huàn nàn
1 to go through thick and thin together (idiom)
同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ
1 shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
2 for better or for worse
同舟共济
tóng zhōu gòng jì
1 cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests
2 obliged to collaborate towards common goals
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
1 to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
1 Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
2 the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
天公地道
tiān gōng dì dào
1 absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
1 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
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
1 lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
2 incomprehensible nonsense
3 preposterous bullshit
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication