công
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Definition
Noun:
- Peacock: A large bird of the pheasant family, the male of which has very long, colorful tail feathers that it can fan out in display.
- Work; Labor: The physical or mental effort exerted to do or make something; a task or job.
- Merit; Service; Contribution: A good deed or action that deserves recognition or creates a positive result.
- Duke: The highest rank of nobility in some feudal systems (e.g., công tước).
- Attack (in sports/games): The offensive phase of play, as opposed to defense (thủ).
- Physics (Work): A physical quantity representing the transfer of energy when a force causes movement.
- Unit of Area: A traditional unit of land measurement in Southern Vietnam, equal to 1,000 square meters or 0.1 hectares.
Adjective:
- Public; Common: Belonging to or concerning the people as a whole; not private.
- Fair; Just; Equitable: Treating everyone equally and without favoritism.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Peacock):
- Trong vườn thú có một con công rất đẹp. (There is a very beautiful peacock in the zoo.)
- Noun (Work/Labor):
- Hoàn thành dự án này cần rất nhiều công sức. (Completing this project requires a lot of work/effort.)
- Ông ấy có nhiều công lao với đất nước. (He has many great contributions/services to the country.)
- Adjective (Public):
- Đây là tài sản công, mọi người đều phải bảo vệ. (This is public property; everyone must protect it.)
- Adjective (Fair):
- Giáo viên đó rất công bằng với tất cả học sinh. (That teacher is very fair to all students.)
Advanced Usage
- Verb (Colloquial): To have an adverse reaction (to medicine).
- Bệnh nhân bị công thuốc. (The patient had a bad reaction to the medicine.)
- "công tác": Official duty or work assignment, often involving travel.
- Anh ấy đi công tác ở Đà Nẵng một tuần. (He is on a business trip in Da Nang for a week.)
Variants and Related Words
- Công nhân (n): Worker, laborer.
- Công nhân nhà máy. (Factory worker.)
- Công bằng (adj): Just, fair, equitable.
- Một xã hội công bằng. (A just society.)
- Bất công (adj): Unfair, unjust.
- Quyết định đó thật bất công. (That decision is so unfair.)
- Công cộng (adj): Public (for use by all).
- Nhà vệ sinh công cộng. (Public toilet.)
- Công lao (n): Merit, service, great contribution.
- Ghi nhớ công lao của cha ông. (Remember the contributions of our ancestors.)
Synonyms
- Work/Labor: effort, toil, exertion.
- Merit: achievement, service, credit.
- Public: state, communal, collective.
- Fair: just, impartial, equitable.
Related Idioms
- Công thành danh toại: To achieve both success and fame; to have one's work crowned with success.
- Chúc anh sớm công thành danh toại. (I wish you early success and fame.)
- Công nợ đôi bề: To have both credits and debts; to have complex entanglements or obligations.
- Của một đồng, công một nén: The item costs one coin, but the labor behind it is worth a tael (of silver). Emphasizes that the true value lies in the work, not just the material.
noun
- work; labour
adj
- Public; common
- của côngpublic property fair; equitable
- bất côngunfair