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gōng

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Definitions

  1. 1. respectful

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4990053)

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Words Containing 恭

恭喜
gōng xǐ

congratulations

恭贺新禧
gōng hè xīn xǐ

Happy New Year

不恭
bù gōng

disrespectful

结恭
jié gōng

to be constipated (euphemism)

前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng

to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)

恭亲王奕䜣
gōng qīn wáng yì xīn

Grand Prince Yixin (1833-1898), sixth son of Emperor Daoguang, prominent politician, diplomat and modernizer in late Qing

出恭
chū gōng

to defecate (euphemism)

陈恭尹
chén gōng yǐn

Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet

恭顺
gōng shùn

deferential

洗耳恭听
xǐ ěr gōng tīng

to listen with respectful attention

小恭
xiǎo gōng

(literary) urine

恭贺
gōng hè

to congratulate respectfully

恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái

May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)

玩世不恭
wán shì bù gōng

to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions

温良恭俭
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn

temperate, kind, courteous and restrained

尉迟恭
yù chí gōng

General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty

恭维
gōng wei

to praise

恭谨
gōng jǐn

(literary) respectful; deferential

恭候
gōng hòu

to look forward to sth

毕恭毕敬
bì gōng bì jìng

reverent and respectful

大恭
dà gōng

(literary) excrement; feces

恭亲王
gōng qīn wáng

Grand Prince (Qing title)

不敢恭维
bù gǎn gōng wei

to be underwhelmed

温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng

temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous

却之不恭
què zhī bù gōng

to refuse would be impolite

恭敬
gōng jìng

deferential

恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié

season's greetings (idiom)

恭城瑶族自治县
gōng chéng yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

谦恭
qiān gōng

polite and modest

恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng

deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)

恭城县
gōng chéng xiàn

Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

恭祝
gōng zhù

to congratulate respectfully

恭城
gōng chéng

Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi