外公
ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
“maternal grandfather; mother's father.”
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外
ㄨㄞˋ
Outside; external; foreign; in addition; not belonging to a certain scope; referring to relatives on the mother's or wife's side; a role in traditional opera playing an elderly man.
公
ㄍㄨㄥ
Public; common; fair; just; to make public; Duke (nobility); father-in-law; male animal; honorable address for older men or husband's father.
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- 公司ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙcompany; firm; corporation; a legally registered business entity organized for profit.
- 另外ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋin addition; besides; moreover; furthermore; separate; other; additional
- 公園ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊpark; public green space for recreation; outdoor area for leisure and enjoying nature
- 公尺ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔˇmeter (unit of length); the official metric unit for measuring distance.
- 之外ㄓ ㄨㄞˋoutside; beyond; excluding; other than; apart from.
- 公里ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˇkilometer; unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
- 意外ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋunexpected; not as planned; an accident; a mishap
- 公開ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄞopen; not hidden; public; to make public; to release; to disclose
- 此外ㄘˇ ㄨㄞˋbesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore.
- 公共ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˋpublic; shared by everyone; communal; relating to the community or general public.
- 外界ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋthe outside world; external environment; people or things outside a particular group or area; outsiders; public opinion or commentary from those not directly involved.
- 公布ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋto announce; to make public; to publish; to reveal to the public