壳 牌 公 司

Qiào pái Gōng sīdictionary entry

Shell (oil company)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

殼牌公司壳牌公司 [Qiao4 pai2 Gong1 si1] /Shell (oil company)/

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Other forms in these source records: 殼牌公司

壳
qiào
(bound form) shell / Taiwan pr. [ké]
ké
(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc) / case / casing / housing (of a machine or device)
牌
pái
signboard / plaque / plate / tablet (CL:塊|块[kuài]) / brand / trademark / mahjong tile / domino / playing card (CL:張|张[zhāng]) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[cí pái] and 曲牌[qǔ pái])
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[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
司
sī
to take charge of / to manage / department (under a ministry)
Sī
surname Si

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