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公道

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: gong1 dao7
POJ: kong-tāu
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

adjective: fair, just, reasonable
公道

Wiktionary lists 公道 under two separate Mandarin pronunciations with different senses (noun 'justice/archaic highway' vs adjective 'fair, just'); it is unclear which pronunciation the given Teochew reading corresponds to, so the adjective sense was chosen as the more common colloquial usage.

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