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公關

公關

See also: 公关

Chinese

		just; honorable (designation); public just; honorable (designation); public; common	to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
trad. (公關)		公	關
simp. (公关)		公	关
anagram		關公／关公

Noun

公關

public relations

Etymology

A contraction of 公共 + 關係

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gōngguān

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ gwaan¹
Min Nan (POJ): kong-koan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: gōngguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄍㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongguan
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯a̠n⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    公關／公关
    攻關／攻关
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ gwaan¹
  - Yale: gūng gwāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ gwaan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɑːn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-koan
  - Tâi-lô: kong-kuan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kongkoafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³ kuan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/