| 公地悲剧 |
gōng dì bēi jù |
tragedy of the commons (economics) |
| 公 |
gōng |
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) |
| 公地 |
gōng dì |
public land / land in common use |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |
| 悲 |
bēi |
sad / sadness / sorrow / grief |
| 悲剧 |
bēi jù |
tragedy / CL:出 |
| 剧 |
jù |
theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) / dramatic (change, increase etc) / acute / severe |