look back; look at; look after

DEFINITIONS

顧 gù
  • surname Gu
  • to look after
  • to take into consideration
  • to attend to

WORDS

茅廬 sān gù máo lú lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage; cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times
不屑一 bù xiè yī gù to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
bù gù in spite of; regardless of
一切 bù gù yī qiè reckless; regardless of everything
前後 bù gù qián hòu regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
zhǔ gù client; customer
乏人照 fá rén zhào gù (of a person) left unattended; not cared for
予以照 yǔ yǐ zhào gù to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
guāng gù to visit (as a customer)
公私兼 gōng sī jiān gù to adequately take into account both public and private interests
jiān gù to attend simultaneously to two or more things; to balance (career and family, family and education etc)
fǎn gù to glance back; fig. to regret; to have second thoughts about sth
zhǐ gù solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect
sì gù to look around
huí gù to look back; to review
展 huí gù zhǎn retrospective (exhibition)
歷史 huí gù lì shǐ to look back at history
奮不身 fèn bù gù shēn to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers; regardless of perils
右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
悍然不 hàn rán bù gù outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)
huì gù your patronage
wǎng gù to neglect; to misuse; to mistreat; to abuse
死活不 sǐ huó bù gù regardless of life or death (idiom)
zhào gu to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after
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