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空壳公司

kōng ké gōng sīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
shell company / shell corporation
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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.

Source record: cd-a89a40ee98a9a752. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

空殼公司 空壳公司 [kong1 ke2 gong1 si1] /shell company; shell corporation/

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Other forms in these source records: 空殼公司

  • 空
    kōng

    empty / air / sky / in vain

    kòng

    to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time

  • 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)

  • 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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