公班衙
Chinese
just; honorable; public just; honorable; public; common; fair; duke; mister |
team; class; rank team; class; rank; squad; a work shift; a measure word; surname |
office; yamen | ||
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trad. (公班衙) | 公 | 班 | 衙 | |
simp. #(公班衙) | 公 | 班 | 衙 |
Etymology
- Phono-semantic matching of English company, referring originally to the British East India Company.
- Phono-semantic matching of Dutch compagnie, referring originally to the Dutch Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (“Dutch East India Company”, literally “United East India Company”).
Pronunciation
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