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公gung1休jau1

gung1 jau1gōng xiū

English

  1. to have a public holiday; to have an official holiday
  2. (Tw) (of a business establishment) to be closed regularly on certain days, as determined by a trade association

Examples

  • 可是肉店今天公休沒辦法。

    But the butcher is observing the holiday today, there's nothing we can do about it.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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