adj. (Hira=おおやけ) open, accessible

v. (Trad=公, Pinyin=gong1) make public

n. (Trad=公, Pinyin=gong1) public affairs, husband's father, father in law, duke, male

adv. (Trad=公, Pinyin=gong1) generally

adj. (Trad=公, Pinyin=gong1) public, state owned, common, general, metric, honorable, fair, just

v. (Simp=公, Pinyin=gong1) make public

n. (Simp=公, Pinyin=gong1) public affairs, husband's father, father in law, duke, male

adv. (Simp=公, Pinyin=gong1) generally

adj. (Simp=公, Pinyin=gong1) public, state owned, common, general, metric, honorable, fair, just

¹ a ball; a handball; a circle; a sphere

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² a gong

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[公] (1) public [official] affairs; public business
(2) a prince; a duke
(3) His [Your] Highness

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[功] (1) merits; services; credit; honor
(2) exertion; efforts; labors

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[空] zero; cipher; naught; nothing; emptiness; vacancy; free of charge

ye4 gong1 hao4 long2
Lord Ye loved dragons.
A metaphor to say a person just likes something's surface look, but fears its inside details. A pretended love for what you really fear.

da4 gong1 wu2 si1
The selfless grand duke.
Selfless and just. Unselfish and perfectly impartial.

tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2, yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1
Willing fish rising to lord Jiang's hookless line.
Said of a person who willingly plays into the hands of someone else.

yu2 gong1 yi2 shan1
The foolish man removing the mountain.
Describing a man of fortitude who is not afraid of difficulties. The determination to win victory and the courage to surmount every difficulty.

xiang4 zhuang1 wu3 jian4, yi4 zai4 pei4 gong1
Xiang Zhuang performed the sword dance to cover for his attempt on the revered Pei's life.
The idiom alludes to words or acts with hidden motive. The revered Pei was Liu Bang.