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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 姑

姑且
gū qiě

for the time being

姑姑
gū gu

paternal aunt

姑娘
gū niang

girl

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

大姑
dà gū

sister-in-law

姑丈
gū zhàng

husband of paternal aunt

姑夫
gū fu

father's sister's husband

姑奶奶
gū nǎi nai

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

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.)

姑婆
gū pó

grandfather's sister

姑婆芋
gū pó yù

night-scented lily (Alocasia odora)

姑妈
gū mā

(coll.) father's married sister

姑子
gū zi

husband's sister

姑息
gū xī

excessively tolerant

姑息遗患
gū xī yí huàn

to tolerate is to abet

姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān

to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child

姑母
gū mǔ

father's sister

姑父
gū fu

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

姑爹
gū diē

husband of father's sister

姑爷
gū ye

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

姑置勿论
gū zhì wù lùn

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

妇姑勃溪
fù gū bó xī

dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles

家姑
jiā gū

(polite) father's sisters

小姑
xiǎo gū

husband's younger sister

尼姑
ní gū

Buddhist nun

慈姑
cí gu

arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)

村姑
cūn gū

village girl

欲取姑与
yù qǔ gū yǔ

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

灰姑娘
huī gū niang

Cinderella

皇姑
huáng gū

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

皇姑区
huáng gū qū

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

祖姑母
zǔ gū mǔ

father's father's sister

红姑娘
hóng gū niang

Chinese lantern plant

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

美姑河
měi gū hé

Meigu River in south Sichuan

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

翁姑
wēng gū

husband's father and mother

表姑
biǎo gū

father's female cousin via female line

道姑
dào gū

Daoist nun

黄花姑娘
huáng huā gū niang

maiden