公舉

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Chinese

just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
to lift; to hold up; to cite
to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect
 
trad. (公舉)
simp. (公举)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Verb

公舉

  1. to elect publicly

Etymology 2

Likely a blend of non-tonal elements of Cantonese 公主 (gung1 zyu2) + tones of Mandarin 公主 (gōngzhǔ).

Pronunciation


Noun

公舉

  1. (neologism, slang, cute-sounding) princess (young girl or woman considered vain, spoiled or selfish)