# 大公
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dàgōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): daai$^6$ gung$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): duâi-gŭng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dua$^5$ gorng$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dàgōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dàgong
*** Wade–Giles: ta$^4$-kung$^1$
*** Yale: dà-gūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahgong
*** Palladius: дагун (dagun)
*** Sinological IPA : /tä⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$大公 大功 大工
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: daai$^6$ gung$^1$
*** Yale: daaih gūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: daai$^6$ gung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dai$^6$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /taːi̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$大公 大功 大工
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: duâi-gŭng
*** Sinological IPA : /tuai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ $^{(k-)}$uŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dua$^5$ gorng$^1$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: duā-go̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /tua²¹ kɒŋ⁵³³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dua$^5$ gorng$^1$ [Phonetic: dua$^5$ orng$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tua²¹ $^{(k-)}$ɒŋ⁵³³/

### Noun

大公
* grand duke
* (Eastern Min, Puxian Min) great-grandfather (particularly paternal grandfather's father)
* (Shicheng Hakka) great-uncle (paternal grandfather's elder brother)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 曾祖 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 曾祖父, 曾祖 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老祖兒, 曾祖父 non-face-to-face |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 曾祖父 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 太爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 太爺, 老太爺, 曾祖父 non-face-to-face |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 老爺爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 老太爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 老爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 太爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 太爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 老太爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 太爺爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 太爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 太爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 祖祖 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 老爺爺, 老爹爹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 老祖祖, 老祖, 祖祖 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 老公公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 太爹, 太公 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 太爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 太公, 太太, 男太太 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 太爺, 太公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 太爺, 太公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 太公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 太公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 太公 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 白公 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 白公 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿伯 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 太公 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 太公 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 太公 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 曾公 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 老公公 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 公太 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 公白 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 阿公太 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 老太公 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 公白 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 太公 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 公太 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 公太 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 阿太 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 公太 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 公太 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Changting | 太公 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 太公 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 公太 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 公太 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 公太 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 公太 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 太公 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 太公 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 男子太 non-face-to-face, 太太 face-to-face |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 公太 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 公太 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 太公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 公太, 阿太, 阿公太 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 公太, 阿太, 阿公太 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 公太, 阿太, 阿公太 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿太, 細倈太, 公太, 阿公太 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 公太, 阿太, 阿公太 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 太公, 公太, 阿太 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 公太, 阿太 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿祖 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 祖公, 太公 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 公祖 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 公祖 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 公佬 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 公太 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 公太 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿公太 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 公太 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 太公 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 公太 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 太朝 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 太朝 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 太公, 太朝, 太老朝兒, 老爺爺 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老爺 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 老爺爺啊 face-to-face, 老爺爺 non-face-to-face |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 太公 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 大翁 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 大公 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 大翁 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 大翁 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 大翁 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 大公 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿祖 face-to-face, 俺祖 face-to-face, 太公 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 太公 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 公祖, 太公 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 阿祖, 查埔祖 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿祖 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 查埔祖, 阿祖 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 阿祖, 查埔祖 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿祖, 阿祖公 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 阿祖 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 查埔祖 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 阿祖, 查埔祖 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 查埔祖 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 阿祖, 查埔祖 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 祖祖, 俺祖 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 阿祖, 查埔祖 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 老公, 阿祖 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 太公 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 老公 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 老公 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 老公 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 老, 老老, 老公 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 老公 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 老公 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 老公 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 公祖 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 公祖, 阿公 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 祖公, 公祖, 公祖爸 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 大公 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 大公 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 太公 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 太爹, 祖公 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 太公, 男太太, 曾祖, 曾祖父 non-face-to-face |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 太公, 太太 face-to-face |
| Wu | Suzhou | 太公 |
| Wu | Danyang | 太爺爺, 太公 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 太爺爺, 太公 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 太公, 阿太 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 男老太, 男太, 阿太, 老太 non-face-to-face |
| Wu | Jinhua | 太公 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 曾祖父, 老爹爹 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 老毑 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 太唧 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 太爺 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 伯祖 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 伯爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 伯公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Changting | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 公公 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 大公 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 大爹 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 伯公 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 伯公 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 伯公 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 伯公 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 伯公 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 伯公 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 伯公 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 伯公 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 老伯 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 伯公 |

#### Derived terms

* 大公國 / 大公国 (dàgōngguó)

### Adjective

大公
* just and selfless
* (Christianity) catholic; universal
** (Can we date this quote?), “使徒信經 [Apostles' Creed]”, in 禮賢會規定禮文:
       jau$^6$ seon$^3$ sing$^3$ san$^4$, daai$^6$ gung$^1$ sing$^3$ wui$^6$, sing$^3$ tou$^4$ soeng$^1$ tung$^1$, zeoi$^6$ dak$^1$ se$^3$ jau$^6$, san$^1$ tai$^2$ fau$^6$ sang$^1$, hau$^6$ hoeng$^2$ wing$^5$ sang$^1$, sing$^4$ sam$^1$ so$^2$ jyun$^6$. [Jyutping]
       I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

#### Derived terms

* 大公橋 / 大公桥 (Dàgōngqiáo)
* 大公無私 / 大公无私 (dàgōngwúsī)
* 大公至正

### References

* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “大公”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 170.

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 大 | 公 |
| たい Grade: 1 | こう Grade: 2 |
| kan'on ||

### Etymology

From 大 (tai-, “grand”) +‎ 公 (kō, “duke”).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) たいこー [táꜜìkòò] (Atamadaka –)
* (Tokyo) たいこー [tàíkóó] (Heiban – [0])
* (Kyoto) たいこー [tàíkóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ta̠iko̞ː]

### Noun

大(たい)公(こう) • (taikō)
* a grand duke
* a European ruling prince

### See also

* 大(たい)公(こう)国(こく) (taikōkoku)
* 公(こう)爵(しゃく) (kōshaku)
* 王(おう) (ō)

### References

* ↑ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 “大公”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 大 | 公 |

### Noun

大公 • (daegong) (hangeul 대공)
* hanja form of 대공