公投

Chinese

		just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister	to throw; to send
trad. (公投)		公	投
simp. ^#(公投)		公	投

Etymology

Short for 公民投票 (gōngmín tóupiào).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gōngtóu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ tau⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kong-tâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōngtóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gongtóu
  - Wade–Giles: kung¹-tʻou²
  - Yale: gūng-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongtour
  - Palladius: гунтоу (guntou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ tau⁴
  - Yale: gūng tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-tâu
  - Tâi-lô: kong-tâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kongdaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³ tau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tau¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tau²³/

Noun

公投

public voting; referendum; plebiscite
入憲公投／入宪公投 ― rùxiàn gōngtóu ― constitutional referendum

Derived terms

全民公投 (quánmín gōngtóu)