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公投

gōng tóu

2-character word

What 公投 means

1. referendum (abbr. for {公民投票|gōng mín tóu piào})

The characters in 公投

• 公gōngpublic; collectively owned; common
• 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)…

Sounds the same

Read gōng tóu, tone for tone, but written differently.

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