PUBLIC    公開公／出

OUTSIDE the HOME, AND what CAN be KNOWN by OR SHOWN to MANY.
OPEN (TO THE PUBLIC)COMMUNALACCESSIBLE TO ALLAVAILABLEFREEUNRESTRICTEDCOMMUNITYKNOWNPUBLISHEDPUBLICIZEDIN CIRCULATIONEXPOSEDOVERTPLAINOBVIOUS
Old Chinese Criteria
1. There is only one dominant word for what pertains to the community or nation at large, gōng 公 (ant sī 私 "private").
Modern Chinese Criteria
公開 公然 明 明文 當眾 當面 公用的 一般人民的 公立的 公眾的 大眾 公共 公用 國立 國有 開誠布公 公諸同好 堂而皇之 光天化日 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
  • PRIVATESECRET IN-RELATION-TO ALL OFFICIALS AND PERRSONAL.
  • SECRETVOLUNTARILY:deliberately CONCEALED FROM OTHERS OR from PERSONS OUTSIDE a certain GROUP.
Hypernym
  • OUTSIDE　The SPACE which does NOT BE-IN something. (anc: 7/0, child: 2)
  • SPACE　What ALL THINGS BE-IN:are-in. (anc: 6/0, child: 3)
  • BE IN　RELATION between a THING AND what that THING FILLS OR PART:partially FILLS. (anc: 5/0, child: 7)
  • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 168

    PALAM, CORAM

    91. Inter Coram et palam. Coram ad personam refertur, dicimus enim coram illo, palam autem persona caret, quia id ipsum significat quod omnes sciunt. Ergo coram ad personam certam refertur, palam ad omnes.

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    PUBLIC

    manifestum is something that is accessible to observation rather than in some way hidden.

    palam is something that is public rather than private.

    propalam is something that positively courts public observation.

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 308

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 6.1131

    OEFFENTLICH/PRIVAT

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 6.1134

    OEFFENTLICHKEIT

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 156

  • Ästhetische Grundbegriffe ( BARCK 2010) p. 4.583

    • Words (6 items)

    公  gōng OC: klooŋ MC: kuŋ 48 Attributions

    There is only one dominant word for what pertains to the community or nation at large, gōng 公 (ant. sī 私 "private").

      Word relations
    • Ant: 私/PRIVATE The dominant current word for privacy is sī 私 (ant. gōng 公 "public"), and the word designates everything that falls outside the responsibility of public administration. Contrast SELFISH.
    • Oppos: 家/FAMILY The current dominant word is jiā 家 which refers to a whole household, including men, domestic animals and utensils as well as the whole clan system that defines its lineage affiliation.

      Syntactic words
    • nabsocialpublic duty; the public interest, the public good; public matter; that which is public
    • nsubjectwhat is public, what is in the public interest
    • v[adN]public concerns; official concerns; non-selfish perspectivesCH
    • vadNpublic (benefit, road, law etc), belonging to the public rather than to any private individual
    • vadNnon-restrictive"，which is inherently public-spirited and not egotistic"
    • vadVgenerally, publicly, (sometimes: shamelessly) in public
    • vibe public-spirited; be fair-minded, be just
    • vi0public spiritedness prevails, there is public-spiritedness
    出  chū OC: khljud MC: tɕhʷit 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVin publicCH
    • vt[oN]leave [one's home]> be in public service, not lead a merely private life
    公家  gōng jiā MC: kuwng kae OC: klooŋ kraa 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPadNpublic N; DS
    目前  mù qián MC: mjuwk dzen OC: muɡ dzeen 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPadNovert, public and for everyone to seeCH
    外  wài OC: ŋoods MC: ŋɑi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadNexoteric, addressed to a general public
    • vadNin publicTWH
    市  shì MC: dzyiX OC: djɯʔ 1 Attribution

      Word relations
    • Oppos: 朝/COURT Cháo 朝 refers to the court as the venue of court asemblies rather than as the building as such. See also TEMPLE

      Syntactic words
    • nabthe public (sphere)CH