公元

Chinese

		just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
trad. (公元)		公	元
simp. ^#(公元)		公	元

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gōngyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ jyun⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kong-goân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōngyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gongyuán
  - Wade–Giles: kung¹-yüan²
  - Yale: gūng-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongyuan
  - Palladius: гунъюань (gunʺjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    公園／公园
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ jyun⁴
  - Yale: gūng yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-goân
  - Tâi-lô: kong-guân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: konggoaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³ ɡuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/

Noun

公元

anno Domini (AD); Common Era (CE)

Synonyms

耶穌紀元／耶稣纪元 (Yēsū jìyuán)

Derived terms

公元前 (gōngyuánqián)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
公	元

Proper noun

公元

chữ Hán form of Công Nguyên (“Common Era”).

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