公平

Chinese

just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
trad. (公平)
simp. #(公平)

Pronunciation


Adjective

公平

  1. just; impartial; fair
    妨礙公平審判妨碍公平审判  ―  fáng'ài gōngpíng shěnpàn  ―  to prejudice a fair trial

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Noun

公平

  1. equity; fairness; impartiality
    促進公平促进公平  ―  cùjìn gōngpíng  ―  to promote equity

Proper noun

公平

  1. () Gongping (a town in Fengjie, Chongqing, China)
  2. () Gongping (a town in Haifeng, Shanwei, Guangdong, China)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (公平):
  • Japanese: 公平(こうへい) (kōhei)
  • Korean: 공평(公平) (gongpyeong)
  • Vietnamese: công bình (公平), công bằng (公平)

Others:

  • Zhuang: goengbingz

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
へい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーへー [kòóhéé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːhe̞ː]

Adjective

(こう)(へい) • (kōhei-na (adnominal (こう)(へい) (kōhei na), adverbial (こう)(へい) (kōhei ni))

  1. impartial, fair
    • 1952, 相馬愛蔵, 私の小売商道:
      職長(しょくちょう)部下(ぶか)(たい)してあくまで公平(こうへい)でなくてはならない。
      Shokuchō wa buka ni taishite akumade kōhei de nakute wa naranai.
      A foreman must above all be fair when dealing with subordinates.

Inflection

Noun

(こう)(へい) • (kōhei

  1. impartiality, fairness

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

公平 • (gongpyeong) (hangeul 공평)

  1. hanja form? of 공평 (equity; fairness; impartiality; justice)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

公平

  1. chữ Hán form of công bình (just; fair)