姑 gū

father's sister; husband's mother

HSK 5 #994

DEFINITIONS

姑 gū
  • paternal aunt
  • husband's sister
  • husband's mother (old)
  • nun
  • for the time being (literary)

STROKES

WORDS

姑娘 gū niang
HSK 5
girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]
姑姑 gū gu
HSK 5
paternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4]
姑且 gū qiě
HSK 6
for the time being; tentatively
姑妈 gū mā (coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt
灰姑娘 huī gū niang Cinderella; a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
尼姑 ní gū Buddhist nun
姑息 gū xī excessively tolerant; to overindulge (sb); overly conciliatory; to seek appeasement at any price
姑父 gū fu father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle
姑婆 gū pó grandfather's sister; sister of a woman's father-in-law
村姑 cūn gū village girl; country bumpkin
姑奶奶 gū nǎi nai (coll.) father's father's sister; great aunt
姑爷 gū ye son-in-law (used by wife's family); uncle (husband of father's sister)
小姑 xiǎo gū husband's younger sister; sister-in-law
姑母 gū mǔ father's sister; paternal aunt
姑息养奸 gū xī yǎng jiān to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
道姑 dào gū Daoist nun
慈姑 cí gu arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)
大姑 dà gū father's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law
姑夫 gū fu father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle
七大姑八大姨 qī dà gū bā dà yí distant relatives
三姑六婆 sān gū liù pó women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
仙姑 xiān gū female immortal; sorceress
姑丈 gū zhàng husband of paternal aunt
姑妄言之 gū wàng yán zhī to just talk for the sake of talking
姑姥姥 gū lǎo lao mother's father's sister (coll.); great aunt
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