三公

sāngōng
  1. (Mainland China, politics) three kinds of public expenses, including buy and use government cars, overseas trips, and official receptions
  2. (archaic) three highest-ranking civil officials in the imperial court
  3. a kind of poker game
  4. three highest-ranking civil officials in the imperial court
  5. three kinds of public expenses, including buy and use government cars, overseas trips, and official receptions

Wiktionary

Examples

我瘦了三公斤。

I lost three kilograms.

Source: Tatoeba

我们跑了三公里。

We ran three kilometers.

Source: Tatoeba

从这里到银行足有三公里路。

It is three kilometers from here to the bank.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 三 Sān surname San
=1 三 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
2 公 gōng
  1. public
  2. collectively owned
  3. common
  4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  5. make public
  6. fair
  7. just
  8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  9. honorable (gentlemen)
  10. father-in-law
  11. male (animal)

Containing this entry

三公消费 sāngōngxiāofèi see 三公经费 sāngōngjīngfèi
三公经费 sāngōngjīngfèi "three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles
四世三公 sìshìsāngōng
三公九卿 Sāngōng Jiǔqīng