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济公

Jì gōng

2-character word Traditional 濟公

What 济公 means

1. Jigong or Daoji (1130-1207), Southern Song Dynasty Buddhist monk

The characters in 济公

• 济jìto cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help
• 公gōngpublic; collectively owned; common

Sounds the same

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

• 技工skilled worker
• 记工to record work points 工分

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read Jì gōng correctly.
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