粵

公gung1爵zoek3

gung1 zoek3gōng jué

English

  1. duke
  2. dukedom
  3. the first level of the nobility system in Ancient China; it is often used to translate similar levels of nobility in European countries; duke

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 中國古代嘅爵位名,「公」係五等中最高。經常會被用嚟對照等級翻譯返外國嘅爵位(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 女王为公爵夫人费心做了很多。

    The Queen has gone to a lot of trouble for the Duchess.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 知情者也说,剑桥公爵夫人对近十二个月的成就也感觉“满意”。

    The source also said that the Duchess of Cambridge feels "fulfilled" by her achievements over the last twelve months.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 劍橋公爵

    the Duke of Cambridge

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

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