公 休

gōng xiūdictionary entry

to have a public holiday / to have an official holiday / (Tw) (of a business establishment) to be closed regularly on certain days, as determined by a trade association

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Original source entry:

公休 公休 [gong1 xiu1] /to have a public holiday; to have an official holiday/(Tw) (of a business establishment) to be closed regularly on certain days, as determined by a trade association/

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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[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
休
xiū
to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't
Xiū
surname Xiu

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