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Definition 2024

		just; honorable (designation); public just; honorable (designation); public; common	company; control
simp. and trad. (公司)		公	司

公司

company; firm (Classifier: 個／个; 家; 間／间)

公司文化 ― gōngsī wénhuà ― company culture

開公司 / 开公司 ― kāi gōngsī ― to start a company

接管公司 ― jiēguǎn gōngsī ― to take over a company
(dated) Kongsi; clan hall (benevolent organisation of overseas Chinese of the same origin) (Classifier: 個／个; 家; 間／间)

公司 ‎(hiragana こうし, romaji kōshi)

Hán tự in this word
公	司

公司

From 公 (gōng, “public”) + 司 (sī, “department, to be in charge”)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: gōngsī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄙ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongsy
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    公司
    公私
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ si¹
  - Yale: gūng sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ si¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kûng-sṳ̂
  - Hakka Romanization System: gung´ sii´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gung¹ si¹
  - IPA: /kuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gŭng-sĭ
  - IPA ^(key): /kuŋ⁵⁵ ^(s-)ni⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-si
  - Tâi-lô: kong-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kongsy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³ ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: kon sr (T1)
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/