公益事業

See also: 公益事业

Chinese

		the public good; the common good; the public interest	career; occupation; undertaking career; occupation; undertaking; cause; project; activity
trad. (公益事業)		公益	事業
simp. (公益事业)		公益	事业

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gōngyì shìyè

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ jik¹ si⁶ jip⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōngyì shìyè
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gongyì shìhyè
  - Wade–Giles: kung¹-i⁴ shih⁴-yeh⁴
  - Yale: gūng-yì shr̀-yè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongyih shyhyeh
  - Palladius: гунъи шие (gunʺi šije)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ jik¹ si⁶ jip⁶
  - Yale: gūng yīk sih yihp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ jik⁷ si⁶ jip⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ yig¹ xi⁶ yib⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚⁵ siː²² jiːp̚²/

Noun

公益事業

service to the public; charity

Japanese

Kanji in this term
公	益	事	業
こう Grade: 2	えき Grade: 5	じ Grade: 3	ぎょう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

公益 (“for the sake of the public”) +‎ 事業 (“work”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーえきじぎょー [kòóékíjíꜜgyòò] (Nakadaka – [5])
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːe̞kʲiʑiɡʲo̞ː]

Noun

公(こう)益(えき)事(じ)業(ぎょう) • (kōekijigyō)

public work

Synonyms

公共事業(こうきょうじぎょう) (kōkyōjigyō)