粵

公gung1然jin4

gung1 jin4gōng rán

English

  1. openly
  2. publicly
  3. undisguised
  4. (derogatory) openly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 公開、冇遮掩噉;含貶義

Examples

  • 公眾人物在面對公然侮辱時,礙於社會聲望與輿論壓力,只能寬容忍讓,唾面自乾。

    When public figures, constrained by their social standing and the pressures of public opinion, face open insults, they can only tolerate and endure them, letting the spit on their face dry by itself.

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  • 你竟然公然講粗口!

    How surprising that you openly spoke foul language!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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