(こう) (n,suf) (1) public matter; governmental matter; (2) prince; duke; (n,n-suf) (3) lord; sir; (n-suf) (4) familiar or derogatory suffix (after a name, etc.) [EDICT]
(gōng, ㄍㄨㄥ) just; honorable (designation); public; common [CE-DICT]
北
(きた) (n) north; (P) [EDICT]
(běi, ㄅㄟˇ) north [CE-DICT]
の
() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]