# 辦公
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bàngōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): baan$^6$ gung$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phan-kûng
* Eastern Min (BUC): bâing-gŭng
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pān-kong
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$be-kon
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ban$^5$ gong$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bàngōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bàngong
*** Wade–Giles: pan$^4$-kung$^1$
*** Yale: bàn-gūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banngong
*** Palladius: баньгун (banʹgun)
*** Sinological IPA : /pän⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: baan$^6$ gung$^1$
*** Yale: baahn gūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: baan$^6$ gung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ban$^6$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /paːn²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phan-kûng
*** Hakka Romanization System: pan gung$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pan$^4$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰan⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: bâing-gŭng
*** Sinological IPA : /pɛiŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ $^{(k-)}$ŋuŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pān-kong
*** Tâi-lô: pān-kong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: paxnkofng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pan²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pan⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pan²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /pan³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pan³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$be-kon
*** MiniDict: be$^去$ kon
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$be-kon
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /be²² koŋ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: ban$^5$ gong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pan²¹⁻¹¹ kʊŋ³³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /pan²¹⁻¹¹ kən³³/

### Verb

辦⫽公 (verb-object) (intransitive)
* to handle official business; to work (especially in an office environment)
    辦公效率／办公效率 ― bàngōng xiàolǜ ― work efficiency
    辦公時間／办公时间 ― bàngōng shíjiān ― office hours
* (Wu, slang, humorous) to defecate; to empty one's bowels

#### Usage notes

There are many equivalents for English to work in Chinese, the most common and generic being 工作 (gōngzuò). Use 上班 (shàngbān) for shift work, 辦公／办公 (bàngōng) for office or administration work and 幹活／干活 (gànhuó) for physical work.

#### Synonyms

* (to defecate):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 更衣 euphemistic |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 大便, 大解, 排便, 出大恭 euphemistic, 撇條 euphemistic |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 拉屎, 解大手兒, 拉㞎㞎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 拉屎, 大便, 便便, 上二號, 上大號 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 拉屎, 拉㞎㞎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 拉屎, 拉㞎㞎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 大便 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 拉屎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 拉屎, 大便, 解大手兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 拉屎, 大便 childish |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 拉屎, 大便 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 解大手兒, 拉㞎㞎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 拉屎, 解大手, 大便 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 拉屎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 屙屎, 解大手兒, 大便 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 㞎屎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 屙屎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 㞎屎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 大便, 解大手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 屙屎, 解大手, 出大恭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 㞎屎 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 㞎屎, 㞎手, 㞎解 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 㞎屎 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 㞎屎, 大便, 解大手, 拉㞎㞎 childish |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 屙屎, 解大手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 屙㞎㞎, 解大手, 丟堆子 dated, slang |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 屙屎, 解大手, 解大便, 屙㞎㞎 childish |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 解大手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 屙㞎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 屙屎, 屙癟, 解大手, 解大便, 大便 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 屙屎, 大解 dated, euphemistic |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 屙屎, 出恭, 屙㞎㞎 childish |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 屙屎, 屙㞎, 大解, 解大手 euphemistic |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 屙屎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 解大手 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 屙屎, 屙茄, 大便, 屙扽 dated, 屙唔 childish, 屙唔唔 childish |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 屙屎, 屙茄, 大便, 屙大, 屙唔 childish, 屙唔唔 childish, 屙臭臭 childish, 勃勃 childish, 屙勃勃 childish, 屙坺坺 childish, 屙poo poo childish, 開大 slang, 爆石 slang, 擺堆 slang |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 屙屎, 大便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 屙屎, 出恭, 屙茄 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Zhanjiang | 擺堆 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 屙屎, 炸東京 slang |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 屙屎, 爆石, 開大, 交電費 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 屙屎 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 屙屎 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 屙屎, 解大手 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 屙屎 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 屙屎, 解大手 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 屙屎 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 屙屎, 屙茄, 屙不 childish |
| Hakka | Changting | 屙屎 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 屙屎 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 屙屎 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 屙屎 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 屙屎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 屙屎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 屙屎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 屙屎, 行通 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 屙屎, 行通 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 屙屎 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 屙屎 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 屙屎 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 屙屎 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 屙屎 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 屙屎 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 屙屎 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 屙屎 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 擦屎 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 拉屎 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 拉屎, 拉五, 上屎缸 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 拉屎 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 屙屎 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 放屎, 出恭 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 屙屎, 放屎 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 屙屎 |
| Huizhou | Shitai (Xianyu) | 屙屎 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 屙屎 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 屙屎 |
| Jin | Linhe | 屙屎 |
| Jin | Jining | 大便 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 屙屎 |
| Jin | Baotou | 大便 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 拉屎 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 拉屎 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 拉屎 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 拉屎, 大解, 出恭 euphemistic |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 拉屎 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 拉屎 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 放屎, 出恭 euphemistic |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 放屎, 出恭 euphemistic |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 放屎, 出恭 euphemistic, 應屎 childish |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 放屎, 大便 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 放屎 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 放屎, 出恭 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 放屎 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 拉屎 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 拉屎 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 拉屎 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 拉屎 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 拉屎 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 拉屎 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 拉屎 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 拉屎 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 屙屎 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 拆惡, 惹惡, 大便, 解大溲, 上馬桶, 辦公 humorous, 跳舞 humorous, 拆惡惡 childish, 惹惡惡 childish, 大溲 dated, 大解 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 射惡 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 拆惡, 惹惡, 拆屎, 惹屎 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 屙屎 |
| Wu | Danyang | 屙屎, 解手, 出恭, 屙恭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 惹惡 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 惹惡, 大便, 大解 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 拉惡 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 射惡 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 屙屎, 解大手 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 屙屎, 解大手 euphemistic, 屙㞎㞎 childish |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 屙屎 |

#### Derived terms

* 辦公大樓／办公大楼 (bàngōng dàlóu)
* 辦公室／办公室 (bàngōngshì)
* 辦公會議／办公会议
* 辦公樓／办公楼 (bàngōnglóu)
* 辦公自動化／办公自动化 (bàngōng zìdònghuà)