公了

公了

Chinese

		just; honorable; public just; honorable; public; common; fair; duke; mister	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
simp. and trad. (公了)		公	了

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gōngliǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ liu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gōngliǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongleau
    • IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gung¹ liu⁵
    • Yale: gūng líuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ liu⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ liu⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ liːu̯¹³/

Verb

公了

1. to settle (a matter) with the assistance of authorities; to settle in court

Antonyms

• 私了 (sīliǎo)