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Definitions

  1. 1. paternal aunt
  2. 2. husband's sister
  3. 3. nun
  4. 4. for the time being (literary)

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 918000)

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Words Containing 姑

祖姑母
zǔ gū mǔ

father's father's sister

姑父
gū fu

father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle

姑母
gū mǔ

father's sister

姑姥姥
gū lǎo lao

mother's father's sister (coll.)

小姑
xiǎo gū

husband's younger sister

姑且
gū qiě

for the time being

美姑河
měi gū hé

Meigu River in south Sichuan

姑奶奶
gū nǎi nai

paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister)

七大姑八大姨
qī dà gū bā dà yí

distant relatives

姑爷
gū ye

son-in-law (used by wife's family)

妇姑勃溪
fù gū bó xī

dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles

家姑
jiā gū

(polite) father's sisters

姑置勿论
gū zhì wù lùn

(idiom) to put (an issue) to one side for the moment

黄花姑娘
huáng huā gū niang

maiden

姑妄言之
gū wàng yán zhī

to just talk for the sake of talking

大姑
dà gū

sister-in-law

尼姑
ní gū

Buddhist nun

皇姑区
huáng gū qū

Huanggu district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

道姑
dào gū

Daoist nun

姑息
gū xī

excessively tolerant

姑婆
gū pó

grandfather's sister

表姑
biǎo gū

father's female cousin via female line

姑妈
gū mā

(coll.) father's married sister

姑爹
gū diē

husband of father's sister

姑丈
gū zhàng

husband of 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

姑夫
gū fu

father's sister's husband

姑子
gū zi

husband's sister

姑息遗患
gū xī yí huàn

to tolerate is to abet

仙姑
xiān gū

female immortal

美姑
měi gū

Meigu county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

姑娘
gū niang

girl

三姑六婆
sān gū liù pó

women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)

皇姑
huáng gū

Huanggu district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

红姑娘
hóng gū niang

Chinese lantern plant

姑姑
gū gu

paternal aunt

灰姑娘
huī gū niang

Cinderella

村姑
cūn gū

village girl

翁姑
wēng gū

husband's father and mother

欲取姑与
yù qǔ gū yǔ

to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)

姑婆芋
gū pó yù

night-scented lily (Alocasia odora)

美姑县
měi gū xiàn

Meigu county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

慈姑
cí gu

arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)