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

姑 stroke order diagram
姑 stroke order animation

WORDS

媽 gū mā (coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt
子 gū zi husband's sister; (coll.) Buddhist nun
息遗患 gū xī yí huàn to tolerate is to abet
息遺患 gū xī yí huàn to tolerate is to abet
息養奸 gū xī yǎng jiān to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
爹 gū diē husband of father's sister; uncle
爺 gū ye son-in-law (used by wife's family); uncle (husband of father's sister)
置勿论 gū zhì wù lùn to put something aside for the time being (idiom)
置勿論 gū zhì wù lùn to put something aside for the time being (idiom)
勃溪 fù gū bó xī dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
勃谿 fù gū bó xī dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
jiā gū (polite) father's sisters
dù gū (Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])
欲取予 yù qǔ gū yǔ variant of 欲取姑與|欲取姑与[yu4 qu3 gu1 yu3]; to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
欲取与 yù qǔ gū yǔ to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
欲取與 yù qǔ gū yǔ to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
huáng gū Huanggu district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
区 huáng gū qū Huanggu district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
區 huáng gū qū Huanggu district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
母 zǔ gū mǔ father's father's sister; great aunt
娘 hóng gū niang Chinese lantern plant; winter cherry; strawberry ground-cherry; Physalis alkekengi
娘 hóng gū niang Chinese lantern plant; winter cherry; strawberry ground-cherry; Physalis alkekengi
měi gū Meigu county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
河 měi gū hé Meigu River in south Sichuan
县 měi gū xiàn Meigu county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan