公然 meaning and pronunciation

公然
Simplified/traditional word

公然 English definition

gōng rán
  • openly
  • publicly
  • undisguised

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  • 公 (gōng): public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal);
  • 然 (rán): correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly;