kongsi

公司

发音

/ˈkɔŋ.si/

词形变化

kongsis 复数 kongsis

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A benevolent organization of popular origin found among overseas Chinese communities for individuals with the same surname.

    公司

    会馆

    新加坡

词源

Borrowed from Hokkien 公司 (kong-si, “company”). See also Hokkien 公班衙 (kong-pan-gêe / kong-pan-gê), English British East India Company, Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (“Dutch East India Company”, literally “United East India Company”).

来源：wiktionary