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公元

公元

Chinese

		just; honorable (designation); public just; honorable (designation); public; common	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
simp. and trad. (公元)		公	元

Adverb

公元

AD, Anno Domini, CE

Proper noun

公元

Common Era

See also

公元前 (gōngyuánqián)

Etymology

Short for 公曆紀元／公历纪元, From 公曆／公历 (gōnglì, “Gregorian calendar”) + 紀元／纪元 (jìyuán, “era”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gōngyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ jyun⁴
Min Nan (POJ): kong-goân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: gōngyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    公元
    公園／公园
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ jyun⁴
  - Yale: gūng yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ jyn⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-goân
  - Tâi-lô: kong-guân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: konggoaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² guan²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³ guan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² guan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ guan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ guan²³/